Monthly Archives: March 2012

How would you feel when a family member becomes a burden in the family?  Mad, sad, compassionate, hate? In “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka, the protagonist, Gregor, became a burden for the family after he transformed into a vermin. The … Continue reading →

After reading the short novel “The Metamorphois” by Franz Kafra, I feel Gregor Samsa’s situation is like reflecting a situation in real life as someone who gets a strange disease and the reactions the person would have when being sick. … Continue reading →

After reading the short story “Upstairs In A Wineshop” by Lu Xun , I feel it is showing human’s living attitude of losing future direction after his/her pervious planning couldn’t be achieved. Also, I see the living attitude of hiding … Continue reading →

After reading the short story “Punishment” by Rabindranath Tagore, I feel human should never try or think of blaming an innocent. Also, it brings up the idea of comparing the importance between lover and family, which sometimes would cause an … Continue reading →

In this short story “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Chekhov, both of the main characters has some dissatisfaction about life. The male character, Dmitri, has negative feelings toward women including his wife, but Anna Sergeyevna is an exception.  … Continue reading →

“The Death of Ivan Ilyich” by Leo Tolstoy From this short story, the attitude that Ivan holds toward living was very special, because he was suffered from his illness. He had negative thinking such as death, isolated from others and … Continue reading →