Transformations And Symbolism In Frank Kafka’S "The Metamorphosis"
Transformations and Symbolism in Frank Kafka’s "The Metamorphosis"
Franz Kafka's stories are perhaps one of the most open-interpreted works of literature of the twentieth century because of his alienated and disturbed characters placed upon modern backdrops of despair and horror that in the years to come after his writings would come to life. While there will be some who wish to interpret "The Metamorphosis" as a work of prophecy that depicts the grotesqueries and dehumanization from future events such as the Holocaust, and others who believe it to be a reflection of Kafka, even though Kafka has denied such accusations. "The Metamorphosis" is symbolic not for coincidences that collide to future events nor is it symbolic for any similarities to Kafka's personal life though his psychoanalytical history and Freudian analysis, since even works of fiction will always reveal something about the author's personal life as well as Kafka's denial of this theory (Janouch 372)., but it is......
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