1. Carlos Fuentes’ use of second person in Aura allows the reader to feel like he/she is a part of the dream-like environment in which they are able to engage in Cunsuello’s search for eternal youth.
2. In Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”, Gregor’s symbolic transformation into an insect is quite paradoxical, since his internal struggles of isolation from his family remain the same.
3. Carlos Fuentes’ use of second person in Aura allows the reader to feel as though he/she is escaping reality alongside of Consuello and Felipe, by creating this dream-like environment.
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j.brito // Dec 5th 2015 at 12:47 pm
i believe in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, Gregors symbolic transformation s in insect is paradoxical but not for that reason. His internal struggles and issues with his family were always there but he is finally able to recognize it for what it is. The more of a cockroach he became, the broader his vision and acceptance of his situation became.
JMERLE // Dec 7th 2015 at 5:56 pm
Erika, good job!
I think all of these could work with some tweaking, but your most specific are the second and third. In the second, make sure you note the points of POSSIBLE change, even though, as you say, you believe he ultimately does not. The third could be quite an interesting reader response essay, but it could be a bit tricky to handle. If you choose that one, you would need to make sure you are continuously connecting the reader’s response to Consuelo’s.
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