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Kafka’s The Metamorphosis Writing Assignment 50 points possible Directions:
Please choose one of the two options below. For your choice, write a short essay
exploring the suggested questions. Option One: Specifically,
what is the relationship between Gregor and his family? Focus particularly on Gregor and Grete and
Gregor and his father. What family
role has Gregor played prior to his metamorphosis? What role does he play
now? What clues in the story suggest
that Gregor’s relationship with his father is unsatisfactory? Option Two: The
story’s principal metamorphosis is Gregor changing into an insect (a
cockroach). But the story abounds with
other metamorphoses (changes).
Identify and describe other metamorphoses that the story holds. Think in terms of Gregor’s father, mother,
and Greta. Also, the final paragraph
of the story represents a metamorphosis of tone, setting, and action in that
it differs markedly from the rest of the story in word choice, description,
setting, and mood. What is the significance
of this change in terms of everything that has gone before it? |
