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A man who wakes up and finds himself transformed into a cockroach and then dismisses the discovery to get more sleep is surely a strange way to open a story.
But to have the climax in the beginning can urge the reader to immerse himself further into the story. It's like climbing down from the top of Mt. Everest, which in itself, is not a simple journey.
In Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, we meet Gregor Samsa, who just turned into a monstrous vermin. But if there's a monstrous vermin who's funny ...more
But to have the climax in the beginning can urge the reader to immerse himself further into the story. It's like climbing down from the top of Mt. Everest, which in itself, is not a simple journey.
In Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, we meet Gregor Samsa, who just turned into a monstrous vermin. But if there's a monstrous vermin who's funny ...more
O this book-it has so many layers! I couldn't possibly analyze them all here. Trust me. I've already written six pages on only the surface of the story! Definitely full of dark humor! I really liked it! Wasn't that last sentence so deep?! haha
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Never felt so depressed...over a cockroach...
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