Monday, February 07, 2005
Assignment 4 English Composition 102
Grade; A 
My hard work pays off, too bad I hate this shit.
I'm supposed to write a 5-10 page paper on this.
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From: Marian Leerburger (my instructor)
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Subject: RE: Assignment 4, PETER NEWMAN, ENC102 Sep 04
Good work!
Grade; A
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From: Me [mailto:ngrimmm@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 2:54 PM
To: Marian Leerburger
Subject: Assignment 4, PETER NEWMAN, ENC102 Sep 04
From: Me [mailto:ngrimmm@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 2:54 PM
To: Marian Leerburger
Subject: Assignment 4, PETER NEWMAN, ENC102 Sep 04
INTRO:
Franz Kafka�s 1912 short story "The Metamorphosis" was a distinct new way of writing and crossed many of the lines that had formerly restrained creativity. Fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, and science fiction were not used the same after Kafka's "The Metamorphosis". Fiction is a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact, fantasy is imagination unrestricted by reality, and Science fiction is literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society (Webnox). Although widely viewed as science fiction, after a careful analysis, �the Metamorphosis� story, plot, and overall theme can be proven to be a non-fictional metaphor of one working man�s struggle through catastrophic illness and severe midlife crisis rather than the direct interpretation of Science Fiction and Fantasy that is seen on the surface level.
Franz Kafka�s 1912 short story "The Metamorphosis" was a distinct new way of writing and crossed many of the lines that had formerly restrained creativity. Fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, and science fiction were not used the same after Kafka's "The Metamorphosis". Fiction is a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact, fantasy is imagination unrestricted by reality, and Science fiction is literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society (Webnox). Although widely viewed as science fiction, after a careful analysis, �the Metamorphosis� story, plot, and overall theme can be proven to be a non-fictional metaphor of one working man�s struggle through catastrophic illness and severe midlife crisis rather than the direct interpretation of Science Fiction and Fantasy that is seen on the surface level.
BODY:
"The Metamorphosis", written originally in German and published in 1915, is Franz Kafka's best-known and most frequently translated work. There are numerous similarities between author, Franz Kafka, and main character, Gregor Samsa. Kafka was born on July 3, 1883 and died in 1924 of tuberculosis. He started writing seriously around 1898, but most of these early works were destroyed. Samsa spends most of his life working a dissatisfying job before losing it completely. Similar to Samsa, Kafka worked in insurance for most of his life. For most of his career, Kafka lived in Prague. According to Citati, �Franz Kafka used his apartment on Niklasstrasse as the setting for The Metamorphosis� (61). Samsa's bedroom, like Kafka's in 36 Niklasstrasse Street, could be entered only through the rooms of other family members, this was an architectural deficiency typical of Prague housing of that era (Bender). Both Kafka and Gregor lived with their family including mother, father, and younger sister. Based on these setting and character similarities, there is a strong basis to examine the non-fictional characteristics of Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis".
"The Metamorphosis", written originally in German and published in 1915, is Franz Kafka's best-known and most frequently translated work. There are numerous similarities between author, Franz Kafka, and main character, Gregor Samsa. Kafka was born on July 3, 1883 and died in 1924 of tuberculosis. He started writing seriously around 1898, but most of these early works were destroyed. Samsa spends most of his life working a dissatisfying job before losing it completely. Similar to Samsa, Kafka worked in insurance for most of his life. For most of his career, Kafka lived in Prague. According to Citati, �Franz Kafka used his apartment on Niklasstrasse as the setting for The Metamorphosis� (61). Samsa's bedroom, like Kafka's in 36 Niklasstrasse Street, could be entered only through the rooms of other family members, this was an architectural deficiency typical of Prague housing of that era (Bender). Both Kafka and Gregor lived with their family including mother, father, and younger sister. Based on these setting and character similarities, there is a strong basis to examine the non-fictional characteristics of Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis".
Bender, Marylin. "FRANZ KAFKA'S PRAGUE: A Literary Walking Tour" (March 17, 2000). Jan 2005. www.nysoclib.org/travels/kafka.html.
Citati, Pietro. Kafka. New York: Knopf, 1990.
Webnox Corp. "Fiction", "Fantasy", "Science Fiction". Jan 2005. www.hyperdictionary.com.
¶ 3:35 PM Citati, Pietro. Kafka. New York: Knopf, 1990.
Webnox Corp. "Fiction", "Fantasy", "Science Fiction". Jan 2005. www.hyperdictionary.com.
