Only a few pages into The Nose, I already felt myself making connections to the still-fresh-in-my-head Metamorphosis. The obvious similarity between the two was the ridiculously absurd storyline. When I first read that Kovalev’s nose had fallen off, I immediately pictured … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2013
My initial reaction to The Nose by Gogol was confusion. What was going on? Why are these absurd and impossible events happening? My confusion soon turned to apprehension however when it seemed that there would be no forthcoming explanation for … Continue reading
Greenberg Augustin Parakkattu The overall mood that I got from Kafka’s Metamorphosis was a sense of entrapment and loneliness. Even when Gregor was human he felt trapped in his lifestyle; he despised his job, gave most … Continue reading
Review of Everyday Epiphanies Exhibit The word epiphany means a comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization. The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently had an exhibition called Everyday Epiphanies: Photography and Daily Life since 1969. It is … Continue reading
The Joyce Theater recently held a ballet performance of Kafka’s Metamorphosis with Edward Watson as the principal dancer. The choreography was very well done in my opinion, especially Watsons’ depiction of the transformation, which was very eerie due to the … Continue reading
The overall feeling I got from Kafka’s Metamorphosis was that of impatient indifference. Once Gregor outlived his usefulness to the family he was ostracized and seen as a burden as he could no longer support his family. However, when his fathers’ business … Continue reading
For the people, by the people: … Continue reading
On the surface, The Nose is the wonderfully bizarre surrealist tale of a Russian mid-level civil servant who wakes up without a nose and discovers it traveling through the streets of St. Petersburg dressed as a high-ranking member of the civil service. When I … Continue reading