Similar to the carnival’s tendency to fuse the officially homogenous and or centripetal language of the dominant discourses and the liminal centrifugal language of the suppressed voices is addressed and treated in WSS. As a novel in English that “serves to interrupt pure narratives of nation‚” Rhys’s narrative celebrates the hybrid Creole language while setting it in opposition to English language‚ creating thus‚ a variety of dialects and an array of speech styles that ordinary people use in their
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What would you do if the only person who provided for the family suddenly turned into a bug? In the novella‚ The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka‚ the relationship between Gregor and his younger sister‚ Grete‚ was incredibly strong before Gregor turned into a bug. Throughout the story‚ Gregor talks about how much he loves his sister and how strong of a bond they have with each other‚ but after Gregor turned into a bug‚ that bond eventually came to an end. Before their bond officially ended‚ there was
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Comparing Metamorphosis to The Outsider The Outsider‚ by Albert Camus‚ and Metamorphosis‚ by Franz Kafka‚ are similar in many respects. The protagonist in The Outsider‚ Meursault‚ and the protagonist in Metamorphosis‚ Gregor are very similar. In the introductions of both stories‚ we get a glimpse at what the is like for them and their families: both are faced with kin that can be viewed in a negative light. After morphing into a bug overnight‚ Gregor is met with a family that is reproached by his
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The Metamorphosis is said to be one of Franz Kafka’s best works of literature. It shows the difficulties of living in a modern society and the struggle for acceptance of others when in a time of need. In this novel Kafka directly reflects upon many of the negative aspects of his personal life‚ both mentally and physically. The relationship between Gregor and his father is in many ways similar to Franz and his father Herrman. The Metamorphosis also shows resemblance to some of Kafka’s diary entries
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Need To Talk About Kevin” by Lionel Shriver. This book is about Eva and all of the events that happened before and after the birth of her son Kevin. My thesis statement is that Eva’s relationship with Kevin was always rocky until Eva realized that the way she acted and treated Kevin was the problem. Eva accuses Kevin of anything that happens to her. She doesn’t look at the facts that sometimes don’t point to kevin being the culprit of something bad. In the book Eva accuses Kevin of putting bleach
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During the attack of 9/11 everyone involved had a lack of communication and technology‚ but today both of those have improved immensely. Authors Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn explain what happened on September 11th and shares multiple stories from people both inside and outside of the towers in their novel “102 Minutes.” One of the biggest problems addressed in the novel was the lack of communication between the police and fire departments‚ and also with communicating to the people in the building. The
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family because he belongs to a greater universe where he is defined as a human‚ famous for imperfection and the conscience. However‚ the most obvious characteristic of humanity is governed by the dynamics of emotion. In Franz Kafka’s novel The Metamorphosis Gregor Samsa finds himself falling out of society and losing touch with humanity‚ and his loss of identity is furthered by his inability to understand emotion. The narrator’s presentation of human emotion‚ specifically kindness and anger‚ creates
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Initially the fact that Gregor Samsa‚ the main character‚ has become a human-sized pest is confusing in and of itself. What caused his transformation? Why is he a human-sized pest and not a regular sized pest? Instead of thinking about his current situation along with the complications it will bring (like I was)‚ Gregor starts to think about how much he dislikes the job he has. "Gregor’s first thought upon waking up as a creature are not even related to his new physical form‚ but to his state of
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Brendan Michalicek Mrs. Burns Honors English / Pre IB 19 September 2010 If Gregor never died. If Gregor had never died‚ the end of the story “” would be a little different. The story might go something like this. “ My family is breaking apart. My mother loves me but can’t stand me. My sister has tried to forget about me‚ and my dad just hates me. I have ruined everyone’s lives‚ and I can’t take it anymore‚ no one can. I could always take the easy way out and curl up in a ball in the
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The protagonist’s supernatural physical transformation into a vermin can also be identified as a crisis of identity. After his initial perplexity‚ Gregor imagines that everything can continue as usual; in a comical fashion‚ his concerns with quotidian obligations (of getting to work punctually and providing for his family) remain his main concerns‚ through which Gregor is manifested as honourable. He contemplates: “Once I’ve got together the money to pay off the parents’ debt … Then I’ll make the
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