In Aristotle’s concept of tragic hero, a person should be person more virtuous than average, and encountering the misfortune he doesn’t deserve. Gregor is a salesman making a good income enough for feeding his whole family. He is kind, caring but flabby person. Turning into a beetle is a major disaster in his life. And the story shows how the accelerated contradiction in his life bring him misfortune. As the picture shown, his journey in Metamorphosis increasingly relate to the audience and create a tragedy that is able to involved the audience in a deeper and deeper level. Initially, he relates to the audience as a well paid employee who also straggles under a boss. As the story goes, people he loves gradually turn to be against him. Especially his sister who tries to kick him out of the house in the last part of the story.
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t.thompson1 // May 14th 2016 at 11:49 am
I see layers of colors and shapes which I think you can work with, but I am not getting what your interpretation of this picture and its connection to Metamorphosis. Also, it may help if you put your thesis statement on this post so it can help to see your stance on the connection between the story and whichever journey model you chose.
JMERLE // May 14th 2016 at 1:09 pm
Yes, I agree with Terell, your image is intriguing, but I’m not quite sure how you’re connecting this to Gregor. Try to hone your thesis somewhat more, as I, too, am not quite clear what you want to show. You don’t have to include the reader in your discussion, if that proves a bit difficult to do. If you want, you can email me another version of your thesis. Try looking at other examples on line, here (and my comments) for some help, okay?
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