Book Name: Metamorphosis
Author: Franz Kafka
Genre: Fictional
Pages: 120
The book was Published in year 1915 in German. Later in 1933, it was translated in English Language.
The storyline of the book is as the Protagonist, Gregor Samsa is a travelling businessman who one morning found himself transformed into a horrible vermin.
METAMORPHOSIS IMPLIES THE MARKED & RAPID TRANSFORMATION OF A LARVA INTO AN ADULT THAT OCCURS IN SOME INSECT/VERMIN.
He was Born on 3rd July 1883 in Prague and died in Year 1924. He typically portrays isolated protagonist in bizarre conditions. Franz Kafka is a German-speaking Bohemian novelist & short-story writer. There is an interesting word “Kafkaesque” which describes the complex situations as per his writing was added after his writings.
A Hunger Artist
The Castle
The Judgement
The Trial
-Steven Wright“I have an existential map. It has ‘You Are Here ’ written all over it.
The Story operates in chaotic universe and there exist asynchronization & gap b/w body & mind. As per the readings about his life, it seems a fiction Autobiography. There is clear visuals of Suffocating & rigid capitalist socio-economic structure in the storyline.
- Alienation
- Existential Anxiety
- Guilt
I liked as the plain reading is so well expressive. On the other hand, reading between the lines is extremely intense & giving peaceful rumination to its reader.
On the contrary, the alienation Mr. Kafka has talked about is so common in context of Indian society and available in every house of India. Also, the Symbolism is alright but the maximal absurdity of the story makes it pointless.
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