Novella Fiction The Metamorphosis...and perhaps even Kafka himself. Uniforms In Gregor's photo and...
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FRANZ KAFKA 1883– 1924 Sources: Biography.com, The New York Times, The University of Pennsylvania Copyright © 2016 Course Hero, Inc. hen Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin. Narrator, Part 1 Woman in Furs Gregor clings to the framed advertisement of the woman in furs, a symbol of lost beauty and the superficiality of modern life. Vermin The vermin symbolizes dehumanization, an inability to fit in, and perhaps even Kafka himself. Uniforms In Gregor's photo and on his father, uniforms lend an air of importance to the wearer. Symbols Kafka grew up in a middle-class Jewish family, working for an insurance company and living with his parents most of his life. Many of his unconventional stories were published posthumously against his wishes, and today the term Kafkaesque is used to describe the bizarre and fantastical. Author Motifs Transformation Gregor and his family members undergo major changes. Livelihood Money and livelihood are the chief concerns of the Samsa family. Subterfuge There's more here than meets the eye, with Mr. Samsa hiding money and exaggerating illness. Main Characters Charwoman Practical, blunt; performs duties with no fear of Gregor Office Manager Critical, demanding; runs when he sees Gregor as a bug Mrs. Samsa Gregor’s troubled, weak mother; disgusted by her son’s appearance Mr. Samsa Gregor’s hostile father; a broken man forced to return to work Gregor Samsa Lonely salesman; transforms into a bug Grete Samsa Aspiring violinist; pities and then resents her brother, Gregor Years in which the main character has not missed work Kafka's age when he moved out of his parents' home The Metamorphosis by the Numbers 3 15 31 Year in which the term Kafkaesque first appeared in an article by poet Cecil Day-Lewis 1938 Renters the family takes in to stretch their shrunken budget Kafkaesque What Makes a Man Less Than Human? THEMES Traveling salesman Gregor Samsa never misses his morning alarm. One day, however, he awakens late and finds himself transformed into a bug-like creature. His catastrophic transformation derails his career, life, and family. As he lives out his life trapped in a small room, readers wonder: Is he still Gregor? The emotions of Gregor's family range from love and compassion to resentment and horror. Family Ties Though Gregor no longer looks human, his thoughts stay the same, revealing a disconnect between mind and body. Mind & Body Gregor's transformation may seem absurd, but it represents feelings of isolation that are all too real. Alienation in Modern Life Franz Kafka 1915 German Novella Author Year Published Original Language Fiction The Metamorphosis
Transcript of Novella Fiction The Metamorphosis...and perhaps even Kafka himself. Uniforms In Gregor's photo and...
FRANZ KAFKA1883–1924
Sources: Biography.com, The New York Times, The University of Pennsylvania
Copyright © 2016 Course Hero, Inc.
hen Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.Narrator, Part 1
Woman in FursGregor clings to the framed advertisement of the woman in furs, a symbol of lost beauty and the superficiality of modern life.
VerminThe vermin symbolizes dehumanization, an inability to fit in, and perhaps even Kafka himself.
UniformsIn Gregor's photo and on his father, uniforms lend an air of importance to the wearer.
Symbols
Kafka grew up in a middle-class Jewish family, working for an insurance company and living with his parents most of his life. Many of his unconventional stories were published posthumously against his wishes, and today the term Kafkaesque is used to describe the bizarre and fantastical.
Author
Motifs
Transformation
Gregor and his family members undergo major changes.
Livelihood
Money and livelihood are the chief concerns of the Samsa family.
Subterfuge
There's more here than meets the eye, with Mr. Samsa hiding money andexaggerating illness.
Main Characters
CharwomanPractical, blunt;
performs duties with no fear of Gregor
O�ce ManagerCritical, demanding; runs when he sees
Gregor as a bug
Mrs. SamsaGregor’s troubled, weak mother; disgusted by her
son’s appearance
Mr. SamsaGregor’s hostile father; a
broken man forced to return to work
Gregor SamsaLonely salesman; transforms into
a bug
Grete SamsaAspiring violinist;
pities and then resents her brother, Gregor
Years in which the main character has not missed work
Kafka's age when he moved out of his parents' home
The Metamorphosisby the Numbers
3
15
31
Year in which the term Kafkaesque first appeared in an article by poet Cecil Day-Lewis
1938
Renters the family takes in to stretch their shrunken budget
Kafkaesque
What Makes a Man Less Than Human?
THEMES
Traveling salesman Gregor Samsa never misses his morning alarm.One day, however, he awakens late and finds himself transformed into a bug-like creature. His catastrophic transformation derails his career, life, and family. As he lives out his life trapped in a small room, readers wonder: Is he still Gregor?
The emotions of Gregor's family range from love and compassion to resentment and horror.
Family Ties Though Gregor no longer looks human, his thoughts stay the same, revealing a disconnect between mind and body.
Mind & Body
Gregor's transformationmay seem absurd, but it represents feelings of isolation that are alltoo real.
Alienation in Modern Life
Franz Kafka 1915 German
Novella
Author Year Published Original Language
Fiction
The Metamorphosis
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