Metamorphosis Flashcards
What does the train represent
Rebirth
What does the apple represent
Decay
What does the rotten food represent
Devolution
What does the cleaning woman represent
Enlightened
What do the lodgers represent
Society
What does Mr. Samsa represent
Kafka’s real father
How can Kafka’s novels be described
Enigmatic
What are all of Kafka’s works assumed to be
Autobiograpicalc
Kafka was Czech but what language did he write in
German
How did Kafka carry out most of his relationships
Via Letter
How did Kafka die
Tuberculosis
What did Kafka settle on after studying chemistry and literature
Law
Name two other works by Kafka
The trial and castle
Explain three phases of Grete
First she takes care of Gregor, second she stops helping him, third she grows into a grown woman after his death
Explain the family dynamic in Kafka’s life and the effect it had on his literature
His father never accepted anything he did which caused Franz to hate himself. This is shown in metamorphosis
Cite and explain to animals or inanimate objects that Kafka wrote about
Apple- symbolizes the death of gregor and downfall of humans in the bibles
Door- symbolizes isolation from his family
What is the significance of the cleaning woman
She brings new life to the family by ridding them of Gregor
Why did Kafka not name the bug
Kafka didnt name the bug because he didn’t want the readers to think of it as a specific type of bug. He called it a vermin to show much of a nuisance he was to the family and the dread he brought.
How is the story about society and its inability to accept everyone
Gregor turns into a giant bug and immediately begins to see the changes in his family. His father began to shun him first. Whether he was a bug or not, he was still a part of the family and his family never treated him that way with the exception of Grete for part of the book. The cleaning lady didn’t hesitate to get rid of him either. Kafka makes this just like real life because people didn’t accept him for the sole reason that he was different. Even though he was different, doesn’t mean he should be treated differently
How does Gregor become dehumanized
Gregor becomes dehumanized in many ways more than just the actually transformation of a human to a bug. The dehumanization is described through the changes is Gregor’s personality and the changes in everyone’s character around him as a result of his transformation. As time goes on, not only does the family not accept him, but he also begins to not accept himself. He looks at himself as a nuisance and as he is holding the family back. He begins to alienate himself from the family As a result of this.
