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A 5 page essay that offers an analysis of Kafka's Metamorphosis, which concerns a man whose appearance is suddenly transformed to match the way he feels about himself and the manner in which he is treated. Gregor Samsa does not feel like a human being, therefore, he finds one morning that he no longer looks like a human being. In pursuing this idea, Kafka demonstrates the mind-numbing, soulless nature of work in the so-called "modern" world. An examination of this surreal story using narrative analysis reveals its complexity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Samsa does not feel like a human being, therefore, he finds one morning that he no longer looks like a human being. In interpreting this transformation, it can be argued
that Kafka is graphically demonstrating the effects of the modern age on the soul of the individual. However, while this perspective explains the effect that work has on Gregor, it
does not explain the other "transformation" in the story, which is the way that Gregors family changes due to his metamorphosis. An examination of both transformations demonstrates that Kafka is
saying that modern life is so horrendous that only by ignoring its excesses and futility, that is, only through self-delusion, can the average individual tolerate existence. (Thesis statement) Kafkas characters
are the Samsa family, with Gregor Samsa as his protagonist. Gregors sister, Grete, plays a pivotal role. Prior to his transformation, Gregor has allowed himself to be martyred for the
sake of his father. He finds his work as a traveling salesman to be loathsome, repetitive and meaningless, yet he continues to do this hated job because his father owes
money to his immediate supervisor, a man whom Gregor despises. While Gregor feels that he is doing this for the "good" of his family, after his parents and sister are
forced to take responsibility for their own lives, they grow tremendously and are obviously happier. The setting for the narrative is the Samsa household. By confining the setting
in this manner, Kafka emphasizes the enclosed, trapped nature of Gregors life. Franz Kafka, born in 1883 and writing in the early part of the twentieth century, was one
of the first authors to capture the feelings of anxiety and despair that accompanied societys headlong rush into industrialization and what we think of as "modern" life (Pawel, 1984). Kafkas
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