I didn’t draw this immediately after I read the novella. I drew it at I time i deemed befitting. I’m very proud I drew this. My drawing and technique has improved but for all its faults, this remains my most humane peice.
I’ve always tried to ignore my future. It doesn’t seem very real to me, [...]
Sorry for backtracking a little, but I just wanted to bring up a final point, which I felt was important.
Who actually transformed Gregor?
I know this is a bit of a ridiculous question considering people don’t typically transform into insects. However, it is pretty obviously Gregor did not choose to become a bug.
Kafka, being the staunch [...]
Why would Kafka make Gregor turn into a dung beetle (of all animals)? Perhaps he chose the dung beetle because it goes through a complete metamorphosis – but why not a butterfly?
Here are some characteristics of dung beetles that correspond to Gregor’s role in the household:
(1) Many dung beetles, known as rollers, are noted for rolling [...]
Reading Metamorphosis, I cannot help but question the humanity of Gregor’s parents. Prior to his transformation, he was seen as the breadwinner of the family. He takes up a job that he hates and finds exhausting, but he does it anyway and is willing to continue for five or six years more, in [...]
It just hit me that Franz Kafka’s choice of last name for his main character (Samsa) is very similar to his own last name (Kafka). The arrangement of the vowels and consonants are the same for both names. Therefore, I decided to look up some information of Kafka’s background and I found that there are [...]