Reader, Culture, And Text Analysis: The Metamorphosis
Uptown Funk
23 May 2014
Outline
Reader, Culture, and Text: How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers?
Thesis: No two people are exactly the same therefore the body and mind pose as an example of how two readers could interpret The Metamorphosis differently. Religion, values, morals, culture, and experiences shape our minds and this transfers over to our understanding or take on many topics but especially The Metamorphosis.
I. Finding the most accurate interpretation of a text creates a daunting load simply because it does not exist. A. There are numerous factors that should be considered when determining how to approach the meaning of a novel. B. One should deliberately study and seek to elucidate …show more content…
This reader was born and raised in Africa, is Muslim and Christian, has been bullied, suffers from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and is constantly thinking of all the pain and hardships of life. The fact that nothing is certain in this world is the absurdity explained by the fact that there is a possibility that someone can actually change into an insect. Parts of the human condition theme would be traits of alienation, curiosity, gratification, and the inevitability of death. The reader also analyzes Kafka’s life and finds traces of his own life that is mirrored into the novel. Kafka felt that his overwhelming health issues burdened his family and this incorporates a poignant element to Gregor’s story that the novel itself does not provide. This reader understands that the horror of this story is not just Gregor’s metamorphosis but how his family reacted to this change. The reader relates to Gregor’s situation because of the way people treat her with disgust because she does not believe in society’s norms. In The Metamorphosis, Gregor’s family does not seem a tiny bit disheveled or negligible at his transformation, more than that; they do not try to cure him. In fact, they even dismiss the thought of calling a doctor long before they figured out exactly what had happened to him. This poses an assumption that the family noticed several events that could have indicated the presence of Gregor’s transformations. Maybe it was because he lived an isolated life outside of his work as a salesman. Before the transformation, Gregor failed to communicate with his family and had cold emotions which could have turned him into a vermin to appease his material and basic needs. A metamorphosis solely heightens already present behavior. An important observation would be how Gregor kept denying his transformation but he never questions why it happened instead, he incessantly tries to adapt
23 May 2014
Outline
Reader, Culture, and Text: How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers?
Thesis: No two people are exactly the same therefore the body and mind pose as an example of how two readers could interpret The Metamorphosis differently. Religion, values, morals, culture, and experiences shape our minds and this transfers over to our understanding or take on many topics but especially The Metamorphosis.
I. Finding the most accurate interpretation of a text creates a daunting load simply because it does not exist. A. There are numerous factors that should be considered when determining how to approach the meaning of a novel. B. One should deliberately study and seek to elucidate …show more content…
This reader was born and raised in Africa, is Muslim and Christian, has been bullied, suffers from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and is constantly thinking of all the pain and hardships of life. The fact that nothing is certain in this world is the absurdity explained by the fact that there is a possibility that someone can actually change into an insect. Parts of the human condition theme would be traits of alienation, curiosity, gratification, and the inevitability of death. The reader also analyzes Kafka’s life and finds traces of his own life that is mirrored into the novel. Kafka felt that his overwhelming health issues burdened his family and this incorporates a poignant element to Gregor’s story that the novel itself does not provide. This reader understands that the horror of this story is not just Gregor’s metamorphosis but how his family reacted to this change. The reader relates to Gregor’s situation because of the way people treat her with disgust because she does not believe in society’s norms. In The Metamorphosis, Gregor’s family does not seem a tiny bit disheveled or negligible at his transformation, more than that; they do not try to cure him. In fact, they even dismiss the thought of calling a doctor long before they figured out exactly what had happened to him. This poses an assumption that the family noticed several events that could have indicated the presence of Gregor’s transformations. Maybe it was because he lived an isolated life outside of his work as a salesman. Before the transformation, Gregor failed to communicate with his family and had cold emotions which could have turned him into a vermin to appease his material and basic needs. A metamorphosis solely heightens already present behavior. An important observation would be how Gregor kept denying his transformation but he never questions why it happened instead, he incessantly tries to adapt