Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Metamorphosis

"The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka heavily relates to my big question. Gregor Samsa, a man tortured by his family's expectations and dependency upon him, wakes up one morning as some kind of bug. (Perhaps)it is the constant pressure he feels that has driven him to change (metaphorically or literally) into such a creature. Either way, Gregor has managed to somehow reject his life as a human, and become something completely different. In my opinion, he is successful at leaving behind his old life and self, leading me to believe that in Gregor Samsa's case, it is possible to create an entirely new reality, and consciously or subconsciously adapt in order to find happiness, comfort, etc.
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  1. Lary KleemanJanuary 20, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    I wonder if he has really "created" a new self since he tries to protect that which was of his old self, the picture, for example. I would argue that Gregor has an epiphany about his family but that it, the epiphany, does not constitute a new self.

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