Kafka
The Metamorphosis, by Kafka, explored the need for change in society. Kafka saw a wrong in society as a whole and wanted to make his opinion known. He believed it was wrong to be dedicated to one's job over one's family. The critics and their articles, Honig's "Dark Conceit" and Richter's "Franz Kafka-Werk and Entwurf", delved into that controversial view of Kafka's work. The relationship to his family, his guilt, his job, and society exposes the troubled life of Gregor and the misdirection of the society that Kafka saw in his day. Family, now that is hard to say when talking about this book. The "family" was related by blood alone. Richter does not confront this issue in his article though he should have. I agree with Honig's statement: "...he becomes to his family and himself as he lies in bed: simply a huge, detestable insect"(Honig 139). The way I see it, if they were a true "family" they would have stayed with Gregor even in his bad times. They shun him, however, as they see him only as a pest. The last to love him, his sister, said: "It has to go, it's the only answer, father"(Kafka 52). Her statement shows that she no longer sees him as her brother but a thing to be dealt with like the garbage she had bee
The thoughts of Honig and Richter are important to look over. Yet the thoughts of Richter seem only to be on the blaming of society. Society does have to take some of the blame for the torment of Gregor. What Gregor went through had to do with the working views of his time, but Richter should broaden his views to fit more aspects of the story. Honig, however, kept moving and made his opinions felt on many issues of the story. I liked Honig's explanation of the story much more due to its wider perception of the story. I did not, however, agree with Honig's interpretation that Gregor lusted after his sister(Honig 141). The only time I saw lust in the story was his need for a intimate relationship(Kafka 4). The scene when he crawled onto the portrait of the model could be taken to show this lust(Kafka 35). The self-torment of Gregor by his own mind tells us to spread our attention in this world to experience life to its fullest. It is important to experience everything in life but keep your responsibilities. Work hard during the day but leave your work at the job. The rest of the day needs to be used with friends and family. He also was an example that people should do things that they want, not what is better for others around them. If you go through life trying to please other people with what you do, happ
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