https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6 By Carolina Assis en-us 2021-03-04 16:46:55 UTC 2021-03-16 16:45:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f973.png carolina_assis https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6/wish/1270023134 2021-03-04 16:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6/wish/1270023134 carolina_assis https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6/wish/1270032354  In “The Metamorphosis,” Franz Kafka illustrates the intense loss of Gregor's sense of humanity, in which he surrenders himself to misery and forgets his reasons to live. ]]> 2021-03-04 16:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6/wish/1270032354 carolina_assis https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6/wish/1270118908

“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.”

Analysis: Gregor's life was not meaningful at all since he just lived for work.  

He is not living life from himself 

Gregor wakes up one morning and is not in any way surprised that he has turned into an insect. He does not panic , he does not freak out like a normal person would. This makes it seem like he was almost expecting this change which means he has been losing his humanity for a  while. 

“One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in his bed he had been changed into a monstrous bug…”  

Analysis: Gregor's transformation reflects on how he was dealing with his life. For example, he did not have a social life and the days did not have a meaning. Consequently, all his emotions were connected on his dreams, where he mentions about his "anxious dreams". 

You have the same quotation here from two different versions of the book. You are not really analyzing what happens in his head here. 

The second quote should have been about him focusing on getting up and catching the train so he can go to work. This would prove that he is not focused on his well being but on his work instead which again shows how he probably did not feel human before the transformed

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"Gregor’s serious injury, from which he suffered for almost a month . . . served to remind even the father that Gregor, despite his now pathetic and repulsive shape, was a member of the family who could not be treated as an enemy; on the contrary, in accordance with family duty they were required to quell their aversion and tolerate him, but only tolerate."

Analysis: This quotation shows that  although Gregor supports and cares about his family, he does not appear to feel very close to them. As a result, he provides for them financially; however, there appears to be a lack of close familiarity between them, which make him feel useful only because he brings money to the family

Focus on what the quote is actually talking about which is the fact that his own family treats him like a cockroach by throwing apples at him and injuring him --> this proves that they contribute to his loss of humanity because they do not try to help him at all. 

“Earlier, when the door had been barred, they had all wanted to come in to him; now, when he had opened one door and when the others had obviously been opened during the day, no one came any more, and the keys were stuck in the locks on the outside”

Analysis: This quotation shows his family who has locked the door from the outside.

Tell me what this means in terms of how they see him and how does this contribute to him losing his humanity?

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“Day in, day out, on the road. The stresses of selling are much greater than the work going on at head office, and, in addition to that, I have to cope with the problems of travelling, the worries about train connections, irregular bad food, temporary and constantly changing human relationships which never come from the heart.” 

Analysis: based on this quote, it can be concluded that Gregor is unhappy. He carrying lot so burdens and stress on his shoulders; he is not caring for himself , which leads him to lose his humanity 

He only working to pay off a debt from his parents

“...he felt a great pride that he had been able to provide such a life in a beautiful apartment like this for his parents and his sister. But how would things go if now all tranquillity, all prosperity, all contentment should come to a horrible end?”

Analysis: He has no freedom in his life. Consequently, he does not have a purpose on life 

He has pent up anger and resentment because he spends all of his time working for them and not for himself 

He is frustrated and mentally exhausted about his life  

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"Perhaps, however, the romantic enthusiasm of girls her age, which seeks to indulge itself at every opportunity, played a part, by tempting her to make Gregor's situation even more terrifying in order that she might do even more for him."

Analysis: This quotation clearly shows a metaphor of how Gregor sees the world around him or how he seems to be for others. Like the other members of the family, Grete is unwilling to ascribe to Gregor the ability to understand what she says and the ability to communicate in non-verbal ways. 

Metaphorically,  the quote suggests that Grete's unwillingness stems from her "romantic enthusiasm," her desire to star in her very own fairy-tale, with Gregor as the horrible monster.

Analysis: this quotations represents that, with an exception of Grete's calling out Gregor, nobody calls Gregor by name. The only person who says a word to Gregor is the cleaning woman, not any member of his family, and she calls him a "dung beetle."

 It's probably not as insulting if he is a vermin, and even though Gregor is annoyed, he detects the cleaning woman's friendly. So, it can be concluded that the cleaning woman was the only character In the story who does not see Gregor as a vermin and makes gestures to him, making him feel as a normal person.

]]> 2021-03-10 16:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6/wish/1293712968 carolina_assis https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6/wish/1293723156 In "The Metamorphosis", Franz Kafka shows in a depth analysi about the importance of humanity in people's life. When humanity is taken away from a person, they are no longer considered human by others because they lack individuality and human attributes. Humanity gives a person the reason to be accepted into society, and people who lack humanity become outcasts. However, the book shows how Gregor has lost his humanity throughout many factors, such as: his relationship with his family, his self-esteem, his transformation into a bug and how he seems to be for other. All of these factors make him loose his humanity and the purpose of his life. ]]> 2021-03-10 16:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6/wish/1293723156 laura_brill1 https://padlet.com/carolina_assis/f3a96idc1fv6nlm6/wish/1316732051 Your first body paragraph could use some work in order to line up with the thesis. You always need to come back to the thesis at the end of every paragraph. There are some changes needed for the second paragraph as well. If you want to make these changes please let me know
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