I read a little on Franz Kafka and Metamorphosis before cracking open the book to get some background. I realized it’s a shame that I can’t read the original. If Franz Kafka was a de facto genius/influential writer, I haven’t … Continue reading
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Prior to reading Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, I had never read any of Kafka’s writings. I did not know what to expect going into Metamorphosis, and looking back, I can categorize my mood throughout the story as unsettled. In fact, I … Continue reading
Gregor’s image in my head: Okay, maybe he doesn’t look that angry or could stand upright like that with his little legs. But I didn’t feel like searching up a picture of a real giant cockroach though because I don’t … Continue reading
I read Metamorphosis on my Kindle and somehow managed to overlook the first page which explicitly mentioned that Gregor had turned into a cockroach. Reading the story I was kept in suspense trying to figure out what was going on, and the … Continue reading
When we were first assigned the reading of Kafka’s Metamorphosis I truly did not know what to expect. But I certainly wasn’t expecting to read about a man who inexplicably woke up one morning to find himself inhabiting the form … Continue reading
How can one react with a calm facial expression after reading The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka? Initially, I thought, this is weird. Beyond weird. More like bizarre? And in fact, I thought it was quite pointless. So, my facial expression looked a little like … Continue reading
I loved the ending to Metamorphosis. It looked like a really colorful and serene scene filled with never ending happiness. I pictured it in the same manner as this painting by Georges-Pierre Seurat The image gives off an melancholy day, … Continue reading
Franz Kafka did not like humanity. He viewed our day-to-day lives (or at least the lives of people in the 1920’s) as dismally trivial. To be fair, living in Czechoslovakia in the early nineteenth century was probably no picnic. But … Continue reading
Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” is not a story that details the transformation of a single character, but rather the reversal of an entire family and their roles. The novella begins with Gregor waking to find that he has turned into an … Continue reading
Dear Diary, At first, I was like: why is Kafka writing a meaningless story about a meaningless man who turns into a bug and then dies. Then I was like: oh yeah, I was right… I really didn’t get it, … Continue reading