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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses how the above statement relates to the family's intolerance toward accepting Gregor for anything than how they knew him to be. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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examine the aspect of acceptance and rejection; one of the most apparent displays of this comes when Gregor is accused of being better off as a beetle than he had
been as a person. It is here the reader finds how Gregors family no longer has any use or empathy for the one-time breadwinner after he is mysteriously transformed
into a worthless, vile insect. That he is not the same person his family has come to know - having become a grotesque physical specimen - compels them to
display hostility and defiance toward the changed man. Underscoring the myopic perception mankind often harbors against his own kind, The Metamorphosis is meant to show people just how downright
mean and judgmental they are to those who are different (Hill 161). Working on the assumption that most people live their lives out of habit and routine, Kafka philosophized that
achieving self-awareness and overcoming such narrow-mindedness is borne out of what has already occurred in ones past. If one learns from what has already been, one will effectively eliminate
the need to relearn the same lesson more than once. However, there are some problems that necessitate the implementation of basic intelligence and compassion to overcome obstacles when
Grete attempts to put forth the effort. It is at this point where the author suggests through literary eloquence that such situations cannot be solved merely by habitual action
and thought, but instead must incorporate a broader sense of cognizance. In essence, Kafkas message of the pursuit for Gretes self-awareness and wholeness
as the only family member who still relates to Gregor in a civilized fashion is based within a foundation of perceptions comprised of the characters oppressive social struggles (Hill 161).
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