Monday, September 30, 2019
Isolation in The Metamorphosis Essay
Franz Kafkaââ¬â¢s short story ââ¬Å"The Metamorphosisâ⬠centers on the theme of isolation. In the lead characterââ¬â¢s transformation he experiences a deep isolation towards society now. What this isolation leads to is to a series of events, that cause Gregorââ¬â¢s isolation to grow. Eventually isolation leads to Gregorââ¬â¢s death. Isolation and its after effects are the central themes involved in the ââ¬Å"The Metamorphosis. â⬠Isolation is the state of an individual being separated from other individuals. Isolation involves both the mental state of an individual and the physical state of the individual. Further isolation also involves the individualââ¬â¢s belief versus societiesââ¬â¢ believes. This paper will argue that Gregorââ¬â¢s transformation into a bug is a symbolic representation of oneââ¬â¢s difficulty in accepting the isolation reality. The notion of the isolation is first realized in the authorââ¬â¢s work in section . The reader can see that Gregorââ¬â¢s isolation started before the transformation occurred when Gregor mentions ââ¬Å"Thatââ¬â¢s all Iââ¬â¢d have to try with my boss; Iââ¬â¢d be fired on the spot. Anyway, who knows if that wouldnââ¬â¢t be a very good thing for me. If I didnââ¬â¢t hold back for my parentsââ¬â¢ sake, I would have quit long ago. â⬠It is at this point that the reader realizes that Samsa was mentally isolated from the society he lived in before the transformation occurred. Gregor had wished to be free from work long before his transformation occurred, but society expected Gregor to work and to provide food for his family, something that Gregor didnââ¬â¢t want. Gregorââ¬â¢s isolation before the metamorphosis occurred was that he wanted freedom and society wanted him to work. By Gregor showing different believes than the rest of the society the reader realizes that Gregor was somehow already a loner even before the transformation occurred. The notion isolation also affects Gregor in section III. Some readers believe that Gregor Samsaââ¬â¢s experience is centered on Morality and Ethics. These people believe that Gregor is treated different because he is no longer a human in a physical state. However this notion limits the whole picture of why Gregor is treated differently. Gregorââ¬â¢s isolation towards society is true picture why he is treated differently. If the other notion of morality and ethics were to be chosen many aspects of ââ¬Å"the Metamorphosisâ⬠would be lost. These lost would be would be the ability of the reader to see how isolation has both affected Gregor inside and outside. My notion of ââ¬Å"the Metamorphosisâ⬠portrays events in the past that show Gregorââ¬â¢s isolation were morality and ethics notion lacks of. Many notions in the past have been presented to try to present what Kafkaââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"The Metamorphosis really portrayed.
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