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Cause or effect essay on Metamorphosis
Choose ONE of the following topics to write a 1,350-word cause essay:
1. Discuss the effect that language and communication have on Gregor’s identity in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. What is the effect of being called by different names and pronouns on Gregor (check where the family members switch from “he” to “it” when they are talking about Gregor)? Does the fact that he can no longer form words mean that he is no longer human? How is language used to create a connection between humans?
2. Discuss whether Kafka shows any positive effects of Gregor’s transformation in The Metamorphosis. If you can see positive effects, do you agree with reader who argue that the book has a happy ending for Gregor?
3. Discuss what the effects of isolation and solitude are on Gregor’s state of mind in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Does loneliness make it easier or harder for him to forget his human side?
4. It is not clear why Gregor in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis has turned into a bug. Discuss several possible causes and then decide on one cause and argue that it is best explanation.
5. Kafka wrote The Metamorphosis in German, which means that we are reading a translation. Many different translators have tried to express in English what Gregor has turned into, and many translations exist; see this site (https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/may/13/kafka-metamorphosis-translations) for many different English translations of the first line of the book. Discuss the effects of specific translations/terms on the reader; you may also address which translation is the best option and why.
6. In The Metamorphosis, readers have access to Gregor’s thoughts, but readers only learn about other characters through what Gregor sees, hears, and infers. How does this perspective affect the reader’s understanding of the story?
7. Discuss the cause of Gregor’s death in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis; you may want to discuss different options and then argue for one specific cause (or combination of causes) with clear reasons and evidence from the text.