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Angela Rochford Transnational Literature Blackboard Response 18 Apr. 2019 Metamorphosis Graphics I have always been a really visual learner in school - from a child to now. So, I really appreciate reading “Metamorphosis” in a visual way. I also enjoyed comparing and contrasting Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” to Matthue Roth’s “My First Kafka: Runaways, Rodents & Giant Bugs”. First of all, the art styles were very different in both versions, which wouldn’t seem like a big deal, but it actually affects the story greatly. It was also interesting how each author chose to portray each character from the original. While Roth’s version of the story had more simplistic language, making it seem more like a children’s book, the artwork was, actually, more unsettling. I thought Gregor was depicted a lot more grotesque and monster like. Meanwhile, Kafka decides to draw him with a cockroach body and a human head. This is a small detail that actually affects Gregor’s entire being. I always pictured him as a gross giant monster, but when Gregor is drawn with a human head, it humanizes him (seems obvious, but still true). Seeing the human head made me sympathize with him more, and I almost thought he looked cuter. The drawings of the mother, father, and Grete were also very interesting to me. In both stories, Grete was drawn very dainty and sweet looking. The mother was very similar, just with more age. The father on the other hand was draw much more crudely, in both versions. He looked more evil and almost kind of gross - which is interesting because Gregor is supposed to be the gross one in the story. I believe the authors made this choice to show the cruelty within the father’s character; his character is just as ugly as

his physicalities. I also really enjoyed the writing styles of both stories. Kafka’s version was more like a comic book, while Roth’s was more like a children’s story book. Roth’s contained very short sentences, simple vocabulary, and was broken up by full page pictures - like a classic story book. My favorite part of Kafka’s story was when Gregor climbing on the walls was represented by the text twisting all along the page. (Kafka 42) It made my head physically turn just to read it; it was almost like I was turning my head to watch Gregor on the wall. I think both stories did a great job portraying the story and aloofness of Gregor regarding his new condition. While some parts were different than the original, both stories seemed to portray Gregor as not quite affected by his new transformation, but more by the maltreatment from his family. I also think the illustrations are a great was to grab a reader’s attention, especially a young one, and portray such a complex story in a clear way....