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Life of a Small Family in an Absurd World in The Metamorphosis

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SONG Wei

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DOI:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.06.001

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Anhui Hefei Medical and Health School, Hefei, China

ABSTRACT

The Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka describes an absurd story about a traveling salesman—Gregor, who became deformed under the great physical and mental pressure and the changes of life within his family before and after his metamorphosis. In order to survive in an absurd world, he worked very hard and took the responsibility to support the whole family. But he was deserted by his family after the metamorphosis and died in loneliness and despair at the end just because his family wanted to survive in the society without heavy burden. The only link between family members is money in an alienated world.

KEYWORDS

absurd, Gregor, The Metamorphosis, survive

Cite this paper

US-China Foreign Language, June 2023, Vol. 21, No. 6, 209-213 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.06.001

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