Kafka
The Metamorphosis & The Yellow Wallpaper
The Metamorphosis has now become one of my top 10 favorite short stories of all time. Yes, I absolutely loved it. The story hooks you in from the very first sentence, and it brings clearly to light one of the big themes of the entire work in that opener – the absurdity of life. It’s […]
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Yellow Wallpaper & Metamorphosis
I remember when I signed up for Arts One and I saw Kafka on the reading list. I’d never read anything by him, but when I saw it I immediately thought to myself “That one’s gonna be worth reading”. It’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis displayed a very clear theme to me, one which I found to recur throughout the text. This was the importance of money. As Gregor awakens to find himself turned into an insect he does not appear to be overly concerned. His largest concern is how he will handle his work situation, lacking a valid excuse for […]
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The Metamorphosis & The Yellow Wallpaper
In my opinion, I found Kafka’s short story to intrigue me in more ways than some other pieces we have read so far. I thought that The Metamorphosis was an immensely compelling and tragic story. As I reader, I would … Continue reading → Continue reading →
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” and Franz Kafka, “The Metamorphosis”
Video of lecture by Jill Fellows for the “Monster in the Mirror” theme
Metamorphosis
I can understand now how Utterson and Walton must have felt upon laying eyes on these monstrosities they can’t quite describe, but do anyways. Because that is exactly how I feel about Kafka’s Metamorphosis. Maybe it is the many books and literature classes I’ve taken in high school, but I feel so completely without words. […]
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Kafka and Gilman: First Impressions
To have a better sense of what Gilman’s narrator was experiencing during “The Yellow Wallpaper”, I went to a local coffee shop that had yellow walls and read the text there. After reading the story, I’m no longer sure if … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Kafka and Gilman: First Impressions
To have a better sense of what Gilman’s narrator was experiencing during “The Yellow Wallpaper”, I went to a local coffee shop that had yellow walls and read the text there. After reading the story, I’m no longer sure if … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Paper and Bugs
I began The Yellow Wallpaper slightly confused. I was trying to figure out what exactly was making her sick, and had initially come to the assumption that it was depression. But as things progressed it quickly became something more like … Continue reading →
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The Perception of Change
I found The Metamorphosis to be very Kafkaesque, which makes sense I suppose. Although I don’t think stories always need a definitive meaning, it makes it easier for me to write about The Metamorphosis if I figure out some consistent … Continue reading → Continue reading →
