The Man, The Bug, The Legend
甲蟲．作家．卡夫卡
by Levi King
Imagine going to bed one night as usual and waking up the next morning as a giant insect. Your family is frightened and embarrassed, and you are unable to speak or live a normal life. This is the premise of Franz Kafka''s short novel The Metamorphosis. First published in German in 1915, The Metamorphosis has become one of the most famous stories of the last century and an icon of modern literature. The main character, Gregor Samsa, wakes one morning to find he has been transformed into an insect one meter tall. Horrified, Gregor wants to explain the situation to his family, but is unable to speak. Gregor''s parents and sister have relied on him to support the family. Since he can no longer work, they are forced to find jobs. Gregor spends his time in his bedroom, and the isolation wears down his mind and health. In addition, his family soon becomes resentful of their burden. In a moment of anger, Gregor''s father throws an apple and hits Gregor on the back. The apple gets stuck in his cracked shell and slowly rots, eventually killing the broken-hearted Gregor. Gregor''s metamorphosis has been interpreted countless ways. However, most scholars agree that it symbolizes the loneliness and alienation of the modern world. There is even debate about Gregor''s form because the author never tells readers what kind of insect he is. Gregor is commonly depicted as a giant cockroach, but Kafka''s own descriptions make this unlikely. In fact, Kafka demanded that publishers not add illustrations of the insect, leaving Gregor''s appearance to each reader''s imagination.
甲蟲．作家．卡夫卡
by Levi King
Imagine going to bed one night as usual and waking up the next morning as a giant insect. Your family is frightened and embarrassed, and you are unable to speak or live a normal life. This is the premise of Franz Kafka''s short novel The Metamorphosis. First published in German in 1915, The Metamorphosis has become one of the most famous stories of the last century and an icon of modern literature. The main character, Gregor Samsa, wakes one morning to find he has been transformed into an insect one meter tall. Horrified, Gregor wants to explain the situation to his family, but is unable to speak. Gregor''s parents and sister have relied on him to support the family. Since he can no longer work, they are forced to find jobs. Gregor spends his time in his bedroom, and the isolation wears down his mind and health. In addition, his family soon becomes resentful of their burden. In a moment of anger, Gregor''s father throws an apple and hits Gregor on the back. The apple gets stuck in his cracked shell and slowly rots, eventually killing the broken-hearted Gregor. Gregor''s metamorphosis has been interpreted countless ways. However, most scholars agree that it symbolizes the loneliness and alienation of the modern world. There is even debate about Gregor''s form because the author never tells readers what kind of insect he is. Gregor is commonly depicted as a giant cockroach, but Kafka''s own descriptions make this unlikely. In fact, Kafka demanded that publishers not add illustrations of the insect, leaving Gregor''s appearance to each reader''s imagination.
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1.This artical is about an author who writes the book is very famous. And the writting is debated by a lot of people.
2.
a.
metamorphosis n. 變形；蛻變
rot vi. 腐壞
alienation n. 疏離
b.
get stuck in... 陷在……之中
leave...to one''s imagination 將……留給某人自己去想像
wear down... 削弱（人的志氣或健康）；使……磨薄
3.
I choose this artical because his writting is attracting me very much. When I first saw his writting was translated to the cartoon on the bus. Different bus had different parts.So that days I very like to take bus.And it gave me a lot of creations. If I was the writter , I cannot write it. Because I didn't have the inspiration. This book is very good for me.
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