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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Kafka's Metamorphosis with Ibsen's A Doll's House. The thesis of this paper is that although the plots differ, both have underlying themes of human limitation. No additional sources cited.
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that humans can ignore obligations to moral convictions is exemplified in the pages of Metamorphosis. While the story line is rather implausible, that a man wakes up as a large
insect, one can see that the author makes good use of symbolism in presenting his point of view. The infamous first line of Kafkas work is: "When Gregor Samsa
got up in the morning, he found himself transformed into a gigantic insect..." It is an intriguing start and the novel rapidly accelerates. Part of the puzzle in Metamorphosis,
and other Kafka works for that matter, is that the audience usually has a job. That is, this author will not spoon feed his point of view but rather, it
comes through only after careful evaluation and attention to detail. The reader must interpret the symbolism, decide when the author is using a metaphor or if events are really happening,
and clamp down on Kafkas insights into humanity. Metamorphosis is above all about loneliness, despair, isolation and unfair treatment. A primary theme which stands out is acceptability and treatment by
society. The most poignant moments come when the protagonist goes through a barrage of events where he, or it, is not accepted. While on the surface, and even digging slightly
beneath, the concept of such themes will satisfy most readers and explicators of fiction, there may be hidden, deeper meanings in this Kafka classic. Human limitation is what Metamorphosis
is all about. Yes, this man is mutated into a huge insect, but that is largely symbolic. Suddenly, this man is no longer himself. One, the body is no longer
present but this mans soul is still intact. One might speculate that in fact the character does not literally turn into a bug, but in any event, he certainly acknowledges
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