Thursday, October 2, 2008

Bug thing

1. Connect the Ordinary World and the Call to Adventure to your reading of Book 1 of _The Metamorphosis_ Explain the connection. The book starts off with Gregor as a bug so the ordinary world is not him being human. I feel that the ordinary world is when Gregor is in his room because that is where is comfortable and where he still feels like himself. The call to adventure was when the boss comes over to see if he is really sick. This causes Gregor to get out of bed and open his door and enter the new world, which is harsh. 2. Are there any social issues being critiqued in the story? How does "The Red Scare" relate to Kafka's work?I think that the social issue being critiqued here is about how irrationally people act from their first impressions of things. In the story the boss runs away from Gregor after looking at him. The dad hurts Gregor by forcing him back in to room.Another issue is about how we treat people. From the story it seems that the family has treated Gregor like he isn't human any more and when actually turns into a bug they all turn their backs on him The red scare was all about people acting on their hysteria and initial reactions. In the book no one but Gregor seems to be using his or her brain. The dad freaks and acts without thinking shoving Gregor back into his room. The mom breaks down crying and wont listen or accept her son. Everyone was so ready to forget that he was their son and treated him like a stranger. This was the same in the red scare, people turned their backs on each other and for got that everyone was human 3. What does Gregor turn into in the story? a monstrous vermin or a giant insectcockroach

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