Kafka and Metamorphosis

After watching Kafka, I understand where Kafka is coming from. He uses his personal experiences in his writhing of Metamorphosis. He emphasizes what isolation, even from family, can feel like. Near the end of Kafka, Kafka writes to his father. Him writing exemplifies that no one should fell like they are completely alone in the world. Every person needs someone. Metamorphosis also depicts the same message of loneliness as Kafka. Humanity tends to be afraid of the unknown and generally isolates the unknown. In Metamorphosis the three roomers became afraid and upset when Gregor was discovered. Family tends to stick with other family members through tough times. Gret cleaned up Gregor’s room and fed Gregor. Gregor’s mother stopped Gregor’s father from killing Gregor with an apple when Gregor came out of his room. The loyalty of institutions differs among types. For example, an employment institution is less likely to support one through tough times than a family institution. Institutions are made to keep a sense of belonging to something and to prevent loneliness and isolation. I do not think Kafka is a genius, because to most people is it natural instinct to help a family member or a loved one through a tough time. Kafka just wrote something about this instinct.

Kafka and Metamorphosis emphasize family loyalty and the effects of isolation upon a character. Both also depict the importance of family values. AP style question: Mario Puzo wrote: “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other”. Choose a novel or play of literary merit in which a character shows loyalty to a family member. Then, in a well- organized essay identify the character’s loyalty and explain how this loyalty to family illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole.