In the story “Metamorphasis”, a man wakes up to find hes been turned into a bug. He is trying to figure out how to best deal with his issue. His fathers reaction when he sees him is very different from the chief clerk’s reaction. The father seems to be repulsed by his son but at the same time wants to protect him from harm. The author states, “…who at that point had remained relatively gone… because attempted to drive Gregor back in his room” (218). He threatens him with various objects like a newspaper but never actually strikes him. The chief clerk is completely terrified of Gregor. The auther writes, “But the chief clerk had turned his back away from Gregor, the moment he had begun speaking and only stared back at him with mouth agape over his trembling shoulder” (219). The chief clerk doesn’t know what to make of him and is scared like other people are of bugs. The difference here is because one has a personal relationship with Gregor and one doesn’t thats what distinguishes their reactions.
Assignment 8
November 7, 2015 Written by al158379 | 2 Comments
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k.matthes // Nov 7th 2015 at 11:14 am
I agree that the chief clerk is terrified of the bug, as most people are afraid of insects. However, I do not believe that Gregor’s father is trying to protect him. I thought it was odd that he was hissing at his son and using objects that are usually used to kill bugs in order to move him back into his room. I think the father could have had more compassion towards his son instead of actually treating him like an insect and hissing at him. I think if we wanted to protect him, he would have used a different method to transport him to his room.
JMERLE // Nov 7th 2015 at 3:53 pm
Alexandra,
Yes, you hit on a central difference between the two characters, and you use appropriate quotations.
Try to work to go more deeply, however, into each quote, so that you can begin to create more of an exploration of the question/topic at hand.
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