https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A Write something new that you learned about Part III from a peer or from your own close reading today. en-us 2018-01-23 20:29:28 UTC 2018-01-24 19:34:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401677 2018-01-24 19:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401677 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401703 I started to see the positive aspects of charwoman. I also liked the connection to the panther at the end of the book ]]> 2018-01-24 19:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401703 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401738 I learned the Gregor’s movements parallel the movements of the animal placed in the cage to replace the Hunger Artist. This common theme among Kafka’s works is the desensitization of death demonstrated as Gregor’s, Georg’s, and the Hunger Artists death are mourned sparingly and society is quick to move on]]> 2018-01-24 19:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401738 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401789 Originally, I did not see the value of the lodgers; however, by the end of the discussion I obtained a more firm grasp on their significance in regards to the progression of thematic ideas within the novella]]> 2018-01-24 19:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401789 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401876 Gregor seeks the approval of his family and yearns for their acceptance. However, when the lodgers arrive, he does not look for their acceptance and is objective to their opinions of him. This clearly indicates that Gregor, or Kafka, was seeking for acceptance within his family rather than society 
-Ritikha]]> 2018-01-24 19:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401876 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401995 The women in the house are submissive and act under the influence of the father. 

- Simran Amin]]> 2018-01-24 19:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224401995 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402005 In the scene where Gregor’s sister is playing the violin, I noticed how the music completely enraptured Gregor’s state of mind, making for get about his circumstances. This leads to him going into the living room and disrupting his family’s way of life, all because his sense of reality is distorted/foggy. ]]> 2018-01-24 19:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402005 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402060 I learned that Gregor tries to hold onto his sister and her playing as his last shred of humanity, but continues to display characteristics of a big and cannot differentiate between animal and human characteristics anymore. He is also rejected from society, shown by the lodger’s visit, but he does not really care about the opinions of others anymore.]]> 2018-01-24 19:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402060 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402094 I learned from a classmate about the Freudian aspects of the Metamorphosis. The concepts explored by Freud directly relate to Gregor’s comments towards his sister and his anamalistic ideals.]]> 2018-01-24 19:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402094 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402150 I learned that the reaction of the charswoman could essentially be positive. ]]> 2018-01-24 19:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402150 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402194 From today’s discussion, I was mainly intrigued by Jaime’s point relating the panther from A Hunger Artist to the ending of Metamorphosis. It is evident how the panther serves as a new beginning after the Hunger artist’s death, similar to the family’s new beginning after Gregor’s death.]]> 2018-01-24 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402194 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402204 I learned that the title Metamorphosis applies to the story in many ways as many people transform and Gregor ends up being the nicest transformation, not physically, as he now understands his situation while his parents turn into these parasites who are there as an obstacle.
Rohan A.]]> 2018-01-24 19:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402204 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402274 2018-01-24 19:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402274 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402282 Earlier I didn't see the connection between Grete and the panther from the hunger artist and how she represents the energy after the death of something dull. She brings in the energy and makes the family lively once again and gives them a new goal to attain]]> 2018-01-24 19:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402282 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402489 Gregor practically loses all of his humanity towards the finale of the novella in which he is unable to diffrentiate between what makes him human and what makes him an insect/animal. Also, the duality of his family's unempathetic views after his death between losing an asset and losing a son/brother brings to light how little Gregor, as a person, really mattered to the family especially due to his alienation. -Kayla]]> 2018-01-24 19:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402489 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402497 I started to see the charwoman from a positive light as well. I also learned about how the ending connects to the Hunger Artist -Nandini]]> 2018-01-24 19:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402497 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402553 It was interesting to learn the connection of the music and it’s ending to Gregor’s relation to humanity and his death. ]]> 2018-01-24 19:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402553 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402806 Today I learned more about the parallels between Kafka’s works; specifically, The Hunger Artist And Metamorphosis. ]]> 2018-01-24 19:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402806 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402839 His response to the music makes Gregor think he’s an animal because he’s losing control over his conscious mind. He is slipping into the unconscious mind which illustrates Freud’s theories. His sexual innuendos posed toward his sister also show Freud’s theory of Eros where someone is driven by their primitive sexual desires. ]]> 2018-01-24 19:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224402839 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224403613 I learned that Gregor’s family was not truly mourning for him when he died; they’ve never been emotionally attached to him and his death meant that they could move forward in their lives without having to deal with the burden of caring for Gregor. ]]> 2018-01-24 19:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224403613 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224403621 I learned that Gregor’s “fantasy” with his sister whien he dreams of sending her to a conservatorium and locking her in his room has many sexual innuendos which relates to Freud as well. - Rohan narayan]]> 2018-01-24 19:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224403621 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224403747 I learned the Gregor’s movements parallel the movements of the animal placed in the cage to replace the Hunger Artist. This common theme among Kafka’s works is the desensitization of death demonstrated as Gregor’s, Georg’s, and the Hunger Artists death are mourned sparingly and society is quick to move on]]> 2018-01-24 19:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224403747 https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224404006 I learned that the sister served as a parallel to the panther in the Hunger Artist ]]> 2018-01-24 19:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/joseph_friedman/Gregor4A/wish/224404006