- Who was Franz Kafka and how did he impact literature?
- To what time period or movement does this story belong?
- Why is his short story called "The Metamorphosis?"
- Why are people intrigued with fear?
- Who/what are the antagonists in this story?
- What is the significance of the portrait of the woman in the fur coat?
Monday, October 29, 2012
1. Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"
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1. Franz Kafka was a German writer of novels and short stories. Franz Kafka created a whole new way of writing.
ReplyDelete2. 1915
3. It has to do with change and bugs…..?
4. People are intrigued with fear because EVERYONE has fears. It’s easy to relate to and understand how someone feels. The stories of fear hit closer to home for most people.
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6. To show that we needed and wanted a girlfriend. A girlfriend with wealth.!
1. Franz Kafka was a German writer of novels and short stories. Franz Kafka created a new way of writing.
ReplyDelete2. it was around the year 1915
3. It has to do with change.
4. People are intrigued with fear because EVERYONE has fears. It’s easy to relate to and understand how someone feels. The stories of fear hit closer to home for most people.
6. To show that we needed and wanted a girlfriend, A girlfriend with money.
>>>>>Chris Collins<<<<<
Franz Kafka was a Russian magical fiction writer that wrote about deep and scary feeling in literature.The Metamorphosis is a modern short story.It is called The Metamorphosis because the protagonist in the book turns into a bug.People are intrigued with fear because everybody has a different fear.The significance of the woman in the fur is that he wants a wealthy girlfriend and he is a little lonely.
ReplyDelete1)Franz Kafka is an icon of dark existentialist who often wrote about themes of isolation, alienation, and authoritarian oppression.
ReplyDelete2)This story belongs to 1915
3) I think that is called the metamorphosis because it has to do with changing
4) I think that people are intrigued with fear because we are humans and we are supposed to have fear for somethings.
5) Everyone who is against Gregor is an antagonist but most of all I think is Mr.Samsa
6) The significance of the portrait of the woman in the fur coat is that he wants to find a girlfriend that is rich.
-Jesenia H
1. Franz Kafka was a German writer of novels and short stories. Franz Kafka created a whole new way of writing.
ReplyDelete2. 1915
3. It has to do with change and bugs…..?
4. People are intrigued with fear because EVERYONE has fears. It’s easy to relate to and understand how someone feels. The stories of fear hit closer to home for most people.
5.People are intrigued with fear because everybody has a different fear.
6. That she was bad and rich and everyone wants someone like her
1.he was a german writer
ReplyDelete2.1900's
3.It was about someone changeing into a bug
4.people are intrigued with fear because we are humans and we are supposed to have fear for somethings.
5. Gregor is an antagonist but most of all I think is Mr.Samsa.
6.that he needed and wanted a girlfriend, A girlfriend with money.
Christopher Murchison
1. Franz Kafka was a writer of novels and short stories. He was the one that created a new way of writing.
ReplyDelete2.1915
3.Its called Metamorphosis because metamorphosis means changing and in the story a lot of things change.
4.Everyone is intrigued because every human has a fear.
5.Mr.Samsa
6.That he wants a wealthy women and he was in need of one.
Edson cejudo
5}. Some people are interested with fear and scare because everyone has a different type of fear!!!!
ReplyDelete>>>>>>ChrisCollins<<<<<
1.Kafka was a crazy man who wrote short stories.
ReplyDelete2. The late 1800's and early 1900's.
3. The story is called "The Metamorphosis" because it is about a man who woke up at random one day and he was a large beetle.
4. people are intrigued with fear because fear gives people things to think about, fear will make a persons stress go away, or will give a person something to really think about in depth. To think about if something is real or not.
5. Mr. Samsa
6. He needed and craved a steady relationship.
1.Franz Kafka was a short story writer and novels too.
ReplyDelete2.1915
3.this story is called the metamorphosis because a guy turns to a bug.
4.people are intrigued into fear because everybody has fear in them.
5.I think that is Mrs.samsa
6.That he want a wealthy girlfriend and he needed one.
1. Kafka was an influential German language writer of novels and short stories, regarded by critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. Kafka was a Modernist and heavily influenced other genres.
ReplyDelete2. 1915
3. Because the character in the story is changed into a bug
4. Fear can make a person more alert and you can help a person with that fear and get to know them
5. Mr. Samsa
6. It means that he wants a girlfriend with a lot of money
1.Kafka is a German writer
ReplyDelete2.Late 1800's early 1900's
3. The story is The Metamorphosis, it's about this man that woke up as a bug.
4.People are intrigued with fear because it's normal to be scared of things.
5. Mr.Samsa
6.He wants a gitlfriend with money.
1. Fran Karka was a German writer, he was also the one who created a new way of writing.
ReplyDelete2. 1915
3. I think it's called Metamorphosis because he changes into a bug.
4. Every person has a fear.
5.
6. That she is rich.
- Jasmine Rubio.
1. he was a Russian writer and he will write about isolation and he made a whole new way of writing.
ReplyDelete2. it was approximately 1915
3. it shows and represents a change in a persons life
4. people get scared because they fear things
5. the family of gregor
6. he wants a girl in his life that is rich and that can make him happy
-Erwin.G
1.Franz Kafka was a writer of novels and short stories. He changed literature by creating a different way of writing.
ReplyDelete2.This story belongs to the 1900, 1915 to be exact.
3.Through out the story there is changes, and metamorphosis means changing form.
4.Everyone is intrigued. Fear is common in the human nation. Everyone fears at least one thing.
6.She iswealth and it shows that he is lonely.
1. Franz Kafka created a new way of writing.
ReplyDelete2. This story took place in the early 1900's.
3. The story is called The Matamorphosis because, matamorphosis means change or to transform into something, and in the story he transformed into a bug.
4.Everyone is intrigued with fear because, everyone is scared of something.
5. Gregor's family is the antagonist.
6. The women wearing a fur coat showa that he was lonely, and it also showed what he wanted. The fur showed that she was wealthy, and thats what he wanted.
-TaheishaBethea
1. Franz Kafka was a German writer. He was the first person to write a story about a person who wakes up to there worst nightmare.
ReplyDelete2. 1915
3. Metamorphosis means complete change of shape or form, and in the story, gregor turns from a human to a giant bug.
4. People are intrigued with fear because people like to be scared without actually being harmed.
5. I think it is society that is the antagonist of this story.
6. To show that he wanted a wealthy girlfriend.
- Joseph Matthews
.he was a German writer
ReplyDelete2.1915
3.It was about changing into a bug
4.people are with fear because we are humans and we are all scared of stuff
5. Gregor is an antagonist
6. He wanted a girlfriend that had money.
Milton j
1.Franz Kafka he created a new way of writing
ReplyDelete2.1915
3.Its called the metamorphosis because metamorphosis means to change into something completly different and he changed into a bug
4.people are intrigued with fear because everyone is scared of something.
5.Mrs Samsa
6.to show that he wanted a girlfriend that actually had money
Lee Norris