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Lirika Raça asked this question about The Metamorphosis:
Can someone tell me the reasons why this book is named The Metamorphosis? What are the reasons behind this name? I really need it and I wanna know why.
Phillip Kafka's genius has 2 sides: the change in all of the members of the Samsa Household - - AND - the change in poor Gregor who no longer fits in. But Gre…moreKafka's genius has 2 sides: the change in all of the members of the Samsa Household - - AND - the change in poor Gregor who no longer fits in. But Gregor's change into a "beetle" is NOT necessarily as it appears! > It can be seen as a rising Above his paltry eXistence as a Bread Winner in the physical sense to a FLYing Creature in a spiritual sense.... this is the hidden side of Kafka which is very rarely appreciated in its full depth > Note: the Open Window and sunrise at 3AM.... the physical sun does NOT come up at 3AM in Prague in the Spring, ie. this only makes sense in a m e t a p h o r i c a l way: Christ was crucified at 3 PM..... think about it.(less)
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The Metamorphosis
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