The Metamorphosis (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Franz Kafka
- First Published: 1915
- Type of Work: Novella
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction, Allegory, Fantasy
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Self, Betrayal, Guilt, 1910’s, Reality, Punishment, Fantasy, Hallucinations or illusions, Work or workers, Sales personnel, Metamorphosis or transmogrification, Insects, Isolation, Czechoslovakia or Czechoslovakians
- Locales: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Places Discussed
Samsa apartment. Dwelling, in no particular city, of Gregor Samsa and his family. Comfortable and spacious, the apartment signifies Gregor’s success in providing for his family, which fell on hard times after his father’s business failure. Gregor’s exhausting work as a traveling salesman keeps the family in respectable circumstances. After his metamorphosis, however, the apartment proves to be too big and expensive to maintain. In a sense, it has always been a burden. Gregor selected it, and his support of the family has stimulated a growing lethargy...
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