https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis Padlet by Samuel Dennis Petreikis en-us 2017-10-27 13:41:28 UTC 2017-11-06 14:24:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://i.pinimg.com/474x/2d/01/98/2d0198b69050212b635a7bc81f6066da--vanessa-guedj-metamorphosis-book.jpg pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201192343 One of the most popular traits of Kafka's work is an unnecessarily complex system. Although, some might think of the DMV, the system is complicated to an extent of which it shouldn't be. For reference, imagine a line you had to wait in a line so you could get a card to allow you to go through the line again. A system which is complex to the point of inefficiency would fall into the category, but not a word before. So what makes this quote viable? A complex system isn't always the main conflict to the main character. often times, one of the main antagonist is the main character against himself. the system has such a strong hold on him that he has essentially given into it, to the point where his sudden transformation into an insect won't get in the way of his fear of being fired.]]> 2017-10-27 13:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201192343 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201196245 (Kafka, 001-010)]]> 2017-10-27 13:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201196245 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201197007 2017-10-27 13:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201197007 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201197880 2017-10-27 13:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201197880 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201198858 Franz Kafka was a German language novelist who lived around and in Austria Hungary. His work is so well known that the term 'Kafkaesque' was invented to represent his signature style. As stated before, he is well known for the tactics used by him, such as a complex system. Another example from the book is how the main character Gregor Samsa is essentially forced into becoming a salesman due to his need to support his family and pay off his father's debts to his boss. But when Gregor suddenly turns into an insect, his family struggles to support themselves and are only freed from this shackle when Gregor ends his own life through starvation. In fact, many people wonder if he ever turned into a bug, or if the metamorphosis was simply an allegory for him not being able to support his family. Like previously stated, main characters of Kafka are often stuck in complex predicaments which they find hard to get out of, and this story is no exception.]]> 2017-10-27 13:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201198858 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201206283 A fable, of satiric, symbolic implication, which again shows Kafka's concern with the identification of beast and man, in which "the animal is not likened to man, but man is acting out some animal identity in himself". This is the brief story of Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, who finds himself changed into a monstrous, many-legged vermin, to the horror and humiliation of his family and himself. The shame, the sorrow of his parents and sister turns to resentment -- finally results in his death. A caustic small story with a wider significance, of interest to Kafka's exclusive following. (Kirkus Reviews, June 15, 1946)]]> 2017-10-27 14:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201206283 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201206642 While I do believe Vermin is a factual error, I do agree with his response to the story. Not to sound as if my book is instantly better than yours, but Kafka is as much a writer as he is a philosopher. The story has a great ordeal of symbolism, and stands in for many issues in the real world at the time. This book is especially relevant today due to the current state of massive debts on the adult generation which will eventually fall onto the children to pay off. This and more are issues brought up by Kafka and used to add meaning to the story.]]> 2017-10-27 14:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201206642 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201211209 Book is in third person limited]]> 2017-10-27 14:21:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201211209 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201211534 Although this format can create some conflict in how much the reader is invested, this choice oddly works for the book. Having the extra element allows for the story to stray away from being personal and put more focus on the analogy behind the story and the bleakness of it's arch.]]> 2017-10-27 14:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201211534 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201216713 2017-10-27 14:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201216713 pet06708 https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201216987 Above all else, Gregor has his home in which he resides in. This is the only thing he has left after his transformation. Which is why as the effects of his state increase, his view from the window slowly blurs until the view and the memories of his room become nothing more than memories, working as an analogy for his feeling out of place.]]> 2017-10-27 14:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/pet06708/TheMetamorphosis/wish/201216987