Friday, May 31, 2019

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - Does Gregor Ever recieve justice? :: English Literature

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - Does Gregor Ever recieve justice?In the short story Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, the protagonist of the story, Gregor Samsa, goes through a unconnected transition where he is transformed from a human being into an insect. Throughout the story Gregors physical appearance changes but it is apparent that his life as an insect is not that different from his life as a human being. To the reader it seems as though justice is served when Gregor, who has been transformed into an insect by any(prenominal) unexplainable force, can no longer work. Therefore his family, who have been living off him are coerce to go get undertakings. This would be considered justice if it werent for the fact that Gregor is living his life as an insect therefore the idea of justice seems to be undefinable.Metamorphosis is the story of a man named Gregor Samsa who awakes one morning time from unsettling dreams and realizes that he has been transformed into a monstrous vermin.Gre gor is a traveling salesman who works ridiculous hours every day while his family sits at home enjoying the luxuries which come from the specie that he earns. Gregor spends his time traveling day in, day out. He awakes every morning at four oclockand has not once been sick during his five-year employment, therefore it is quite rare that when the story begins he is late for work. It is so rare that the head clerk of the company where he works appears at his foretoken wondering why he is not out of bed yet and why he is late for work. Finally with the aid of his chair Gregor is able to plain-spoken the door. It is a complete shock to everyone to see Gregor in the state that he is in. The head clerk is ready to leave and it appears that Gregor has lost his job for good. Gregors job loss is not only detrimental to him but also to his family because he is their only source of income. Seeing as how Gregor is unable to get another job, his family is forced to get jobs of their own. Ro les are now reversed because now Gregors family is forced to take care of him. Gregors life as a human was foul because he wasforced to financially support his family and wake up at four oclock every morning to go to work as a traveling business man.

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