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By Lisa , the usurper · 365 posts · 704 views
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Gregor Samsa...poor Gregor. I felt so bad for him throughout the novel but the story was wonderfully written and exemplified the theme of loneliness. I can see why this book has been so popular in schools, it is a great read and harps on many aspects of human nature...loneliness, isolation, caring for one's family, responsibility, etc...
The premise of the story is that Gregor, who is a traveling salesman, wakes up transformed into a large beetle. His family isolates him, therefor leaving him fee ...more
The premise of the story is that Gregor, who is a traveling salesman, wakes up transformed into a large beetle. His family isolates him, therefor leaving him fee ...more
It was a light read. Quite frankly, I expected more.
Was Gregor transforming into a bug a metaphor for him becoming gravely ill and a burden on his less than grateful family? Perhaps..
Was Gregor transforming into a bug a metaphor for him becoming gravely ill and a burden on his less than grateful family? Perhaps..
Not as weird as expected. Interpreted as a metaphor for terminal illness, the insect stuff makes sense, and I took the novel to be more about how people handle such a situation. I found it a sad and somewhat depressing read, not helped by Kafka's quite clumsy construction of sentences. The latter, of course, might be blamed on the translation.
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