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June 30, 2013
June 29, 2013
Book Review: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Metaphysical, Provocative and Unique Novelette
“When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.”
Right away we know this tale isn’t a dream. Gregor Samsa is awake. He is aware. And he is a giant bug! The novelette revolves around Gregor and his experience as a mutated being and that of his family’s reactions. Will they accept him? Will they understand? Will they flee?
“…Gregor understood easily that it was not only consideration for him which prevented their moving, for he could easily have been transported in a suitable crate with a few air holes; what mainly prevented the family from moving was their complete hopelessness and the thought that they had been struck by a misfortune as none of their relatives and acquaintances had ever been hit…”
Gregor is the bug, twirling his legs in bed, hiding from the world, laying, starving, dying, and his sister and father and mother feel tormented by his presence - scorching irony.
The bottom line: “The Metamorphosis” is the quintessential tale for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider—and who, at some point or another in their lives, has not felt like they didn’t belong? Or been scolded for failure? Or felt ashamed? Or alone? Mr. Kafka’s presentation is unique and provocative, a metaphysical and visionary literary experience unlike any other.
mechcanuck:
I love this. It’s like one of those old-timey...
I love this. It’s like one of those old-timey Workin’-Folk-In-New-York pictures.
You know the ones, dammit.
“If you could fight anyone who would you fight?”
“If you could fight anyone who would you fight?”
