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    Rather abruptly‚ Franz Kafka places the reader on the morning of a great change in his novella‚ “The Metamorphosis.” At the eve of this morning‚ Gregor Samsa wakes from his “troubled dreams” (Kafka 23) to find that his has been transformed into a terrible creature. Gregor looks with contempt at his altered form‚ newfound appendages‚ and hardened derma‚ wondering why this morning of all mornings should be the one where he is transmuted. In the fourth paragraph of the story‚ Kafka gives us insight

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    The nightmarish quality of “The Metamorphosis‚” by Franz Kafka‚ is enhanced by the straight forward -almost academic- nature of the writing. One such example of this occurs on page 93‚ reading‚ ““What’s happened to me?” [Gregor] thought. It wasn’t a dream. His room‚ a proper human room‚ although a little too small‚ lay peacefully between its four familiar walls.”(Kafka) From thereon‚ he abandons the description of his transformation to describe the room and previous night. As the audience reads this

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    Thesis Topic I decided to write my Senior Thesis on Human Suffering within certain aspects of Greek Mythology. I have always been fascinated by Greek Mythology and what it entails. Greek Mythology is also a huge reason why I chose to be a Humanities major at the University of Toledo. I find the stories fascinating and the concepts thrilling. My paper will focus on two sons of Zeus (Heracles and Perseus‚ the Titan Prometheus‚ Hera’s revenge on Zeus’ lovers‚ and the mortal Oedipus who was forced

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    In “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka‚ the style enhances the nightmarish quality of the work. The text states‚ “It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been earlier‚ but when he lay there sighing‚ and was once more watching his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than before‚ it that was possible‚ he could think of no way of bringing peace and order to this chaos‚” (Kafka 12). This is interesting because the situation that Gregor is in is extremely scary and unusual

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    Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a story that has multiple themes within it. One main theme of this story is that of identity. Gregor seems to lose his sense of identity when he is transformed into a bug-like creature. When transforms he not only loses his physical identity‚ but his metal identity. He often speaks of his work as a salesman and he ultimately loses this identity as a salesman. He loses his old personal identity‚ but he gains new one as well. Gregor has to figure out his identity with

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    upon a dehumanized body in “The Metamorphosis” expands upon this idea. Butler and Kafka each have different interpretations of the qualities that define a human body. However‚ they also share some similarities. Together‚ the similarities and differences between the two ideas of humanity [do this]… Judith Butler claims that society perceives a human as one who fits the “dominant frame for the human” (25). This can be understood to mean that society judges one’s humanity against the standard of the dominant

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    In Franz Kafkas‚ “The Metamorphosis”‚ character‚ Gregor‚ represents‚ Kafka himself by symbolizing‚ how he was raised‚ his family‚ and his spiritual death. Just as Gregor did‚ Kafka had a rough relationship with his father. In 1911 Kafkas father pressured him to open asbestos factory‚ even through Kafka’s hated and believed he was wasting his time on this endeavor‚ he tried to please his father. This is represented in the book as Gregor’s attempt to provide for his family and father by taking the

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    that one of the best ways to reveal these facets is through analysis of human behavior during a war. In such a time of crisis‚ most people show their true colors‚ revealing the many complexities of humanity. In the war poems ‘The Choice” by Rudyard Kipling and “Facing

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    To whom it may concern‚ the boy in this spacecraft is my son‚ Kakarrot. I urge you to take care of him‚ as I can foresee he is the savior of this universe. Before I fill you in on the details‚ let me introduce myself‚ I am Bardock‚ a scientist from the planet Vegeta and‚ by now‚ it has been destroyed by the evil emperor‚ Frieza. I foresaw this event‚ as he saw I was developing a new hormone that can enhance the physical strength of an individual through physical combat. He believed we were planning

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    It is not surprising that the family in “Metamorphosis” experienced multiple metamorphosis‚ for example‚ the protagonist Gregor who is the son and the financial support of the family‚ transformed into an insect‚ then he accepts his metamorphosis‚ rather to change.However‚ metamorphosis reveals on overcome the difficulties by transformation rather than undergo with it. For instance‚ the parents decided to take jobs to overcome the problem of loss Gregor’s financial support‚ decided to start a better

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