Metamorphosis Literary Analysis Essay
NAS Sheet for “The Metamorphosis” Part 1
Writer: Kafka
Title: The Metamorphosis
Plot:
At the beginning of the story, the main character Gregor Samsa, wakes up to discover he has become a giant bug. He struggles to get out of bed, so he is unable to get ready for work. This makes him feel terrified that he may lose his job, and worst of all, disappoint his family.The plot if very straightforward, however much of the plot is spent describing how much effort it takes for the main character to get up and unlock his bedroom door. Along with that, the author spends a great deal of the plot describing the giant bug. This could be done for several different reasons. The main conflict present in the first part of the story could be one of two things; one, to …show more content…
Metamorphosis can be classified as a existentialism novella, and this is because it places an emphasis on the individual and their need to be free to develop themselves. At this moment, Gregor is trapped in his job and this is what is affecting him and is the point of him turning into a bug. Despite the things that are happening to Gregor, the mood of the story seems to be light, as he is calm and accepting of his current fate. He tries to overcome this horrific curse by staying positive, and even thinking that he can still go to work even though it is clear that he cant. Some of the imagery that Kafka uses include how the light and smells are now different to Gregor in bug form. He also goes into great detail about the description of the bug shape and appearance. Kafka does this to show the reader that the bug is not a type that a person would be accepting of, rather he is cockroach or beetle like. And many humans would try to rid their house of this bug and because of this, the reader can see how the family truly feels about their son being a bug and how the wish to be ridden of
Writer: Kafka
Title: The Metamorphosis
Plot:
At the beginning of the story, the main character Gregor Samsa, wakes up to discover he has become a giant bug. He struggles to get out of bed, so he is unable to get ready for work. This makes him feel terrified that he may lose his job, and worst of all, disappoint his family.The plot if very straightforward, however much of the plot is spent describing how much effort it takes for the main character to get up and unlock his bedroom door. Along with that, the author spends a great deal of the plot describing the giant bug. This could be done for several different reasons. The main conflict present in the first part of the story could be one of two things; one, to …show more content…
Metamorphosis can be classified as a existentialism novella, and this is because it places an emphasis on the individual and their need to be free to develop themselves. At this moment, Gregor is trapped in his job and this is what is affecting him and is the point of him turning into a bug. Despite the things that are happening to Gregor, the mood of the story seems to be light, as he is calm and accepting of his current fate. He tries to overcome this horrific curse by staying positive, and even thinking that he can still go to work even though it is clear that he cant. Some of the imagery that Kafka uses include how the light and smells are now different to Gregor in bug form. He also goes into great detail about the description of the bug shape and appearance. Kafka does this to show the reader that the bug is not a type that a person would be accepting of, rather he is cockroach or beetle like. And many humans would try to rid their house of this bug and because of this, the reader can see how the family truly feels about their son being a bug and how the wish to be ridden of