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Name: The Metamorphosis: Test (02/27/2018) ENGL 1302 (Baker) ANSWER SHEET A

“The Metamorphosis” A Franz Kafka 1. July 3,1883 2.

June 3,1924 from an tuberculosis, where he starved to death.

3. No 4. _Kafka worked at an insurance place which he disliked and grew a passion for writing. 5. Define Kafkaesque: give characteristics of Kafkaesque. The type of style that Kafka used to write his stories.

6. Prague which was the capital of, Bohemia 7. Kafka, was born into a German Jewish family of six. In the story it described Gregor to have felt isolated from his family and a sense of detachment the era that draws ties to the character in the story and to his real life was during the time of the Holocaust. In the story Gregor felt the imprisoned by his family’s debt that he had to endure. Growing up Kafka put himself in his father’s shadow, where he turned to writing.

8. Franz Kafka’s relationship with his father, was very estranged, just like in the story, Kafka also felt the need to carry on a job to help with his family not by choice.

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9. The process of an insect transferring from immature to adult.

10. From the article, correctly fill in the blanks: The short novel “The Metamorphosis” was written over the course of Three weeks in _November___ and December 1912____ [year].

11. What year was “The Metamorphosis” published? __The year of 1915_____

12. Name the characters in “The Metamorphosis” and explain their roles (don’t forget the main character. a. ___Gregor, a salesman who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed to a bug. b. ____Grete, the sister of Gregor c. _Mr.Samsa, Gregor’s father, who’s business went wrong and puts a heavy burden on Gregor. d. __Mrs. Samsa, Gregor’s mom who defends Gregor in the beginning of the story by his employer. 2 The Metamorphosis

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e. _The Three Lodgers, rented a room since Gregor can no longer support his family due to his condition. f. __The Charwomen, an old widow that came to the house to clean up after Gregor. g. The chief clerk, Gregors boss who comes to check up on Gregor after he fails to show up to work.

13. Into what was Gregor Samsa transformed? A roach 14. Gregor was a sales man, a job that he took to help with his family’s debt.

15. How was Gregor Samsa treated by his family before his transformation? Gregor’s family treated him very unfair. They depended on him to put in countless hours of work due to their finances. Gregor felt the pressure as well which drove him to isolating himself from the world.

16. After Gregor Samsa’s transformation, what was Gregor’s relationship with: a. By his Father __His father treated him nothing more than a disgusting insect

b. By his Mother ___His mother felt the need to care for Gregor at first then she seemed to detached herself as the days passed by.

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c. By his Sister ___His sister was the only one that care for Gregor, towards the end of the story she seemed angry that he was not turning back into his human self.

17. Charwoman was the only one that was not shy to speak to Gregor by his insect transformation, she treated him as he had not changed. For example when she enters his room for the first time she is very firm with him as for the others that ran out the room when they had first seen Gregor.

18. In the article, these words are introduced. Define these words: a. Hostile ____Not welcomed, Gregor’s family were not welcoming of Gregor’s transformation. b. Absurd ____Unreasonable, ____________________________ c. Antagonism ___Rivalry, Gregor’s family sought Gregor to be a rival to the family.

19. According to the article, “It is generally agreed . . . that the story portrays a world that is hostile and perhaps absurd and that major themes in the story include (give the four story themes that are given in the article: a. ______Alienation b. Father-son Antagonism c. Betrayal

(and)

d. ____Isolation

20. True

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21. Just like in the story “The Metamorphosis” Kafka took on work in his early years to help with his family. He was very isolated from the world and discredited his work. Through his story and in real life he seemed to detach himself how he felt and to put others first before himself.

22. What does Gregor’s father throw at Gregor? An apple 23. Where does the object hit Gregor? On the back, which got wedged on his back.

24. Who was Max Brod to Kafka and what instructions did Kafka give to Brod? Mr.Brod was Kafka’s very good friend, right before his death he gave his work to Mr.Brod to destroy, which he did not do so.

25. Describe the framed picture that hangs on Gregor’s wall and what do you think the picture represents? The frame picture was of Gregor, which he gets a flashback to humanity and what it was like.

26. In a brief Paragraph: 3-to-5 sentences, explain this sentence: The Metamorphosis is a story based on a metaphor, an elaboration on the common comparison of a man to an insect. Metaphor represents something that you can compare to, for example the roach that Gregor compared himself too. When you think of the insect its noting beautiful as a butterfly. Gregor used to term because he felt isolated from the world and how he was being treated by his father to learn that there was more money then he thought to be. Which at the end he felt just like a roach, a disgusting useless insect.

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27. At the end of the story the charwomen come’s into Gregor’s room to wake him up. She finds Gregor which appears to be asleep to find that Gregor has passed.

28. Select one emotion from this list:       

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 BETRAYAL FATHER-SON ANTAGONISM ALIENATION THE NEED TO ESCAPE FATHER-SON DEHUMANIZATION LOSE OF WILL ISOLATION AND SELF-SACRIFICE SEIZING POWER

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Explain how the emotion connects with the author, Franz Kafka, and the character Gregor Samsa. Alienation- Gregor felt very alienated by his family especially his father. When he transforms himself to an insect he comes to find that his family wants nothing to do with him, other than to treat him like an insect. That is when Gregor isolates himself from his family and the world. Growing up Franz Kafka isolated himself from his father, he took on a load by finding and working a job that he felt the need that he had to rather then wanting. He discredited himself from his work during his lifetime.

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