Metamorphosis

I am Metamorphosis because when i was younger i used to be young and reckless and used to be really immature and really didnt care about anything in life.

Then one day i just relized everything i was doing is old and was really immature ans wasnt going to get anywere by doing them things so i grew up.

By me growing up i have cared a lot more about school and life and really care about the people that care about me.

Me and Gregor have something in common because he had to indure a lot of different things before he grew up because he turned into a cockroach and had his family turn on him and all i had to do was look in the mirror and change the things i didnt like.

DG

The fight to live

Everyday I try and live my life to the fullest and do what makes me happy beacause when you do that you never have anything to loseand everything to gain. I try to not take anything for granite either cause you don't know what you have untill its gone. I never would of thought that having to fend for yourself would be so hard so I take all I can get and appreciate what I have.

In the beginning Gregor or his family didn't respect or appreciate the thing they had and that they had a good son that supported them and Gregor didn't realize the good deed he was doing and how self-gratifying it was. I take care of me and my girlfriend and it's really gratifying to be independent.

I know how gregor feels to be stuck I am right now im having alot of relationship problems and it is really interfering with my school and the things that I need to do, everyone gets stuck in life its the people you see now that kept pushing to get out of the hole they were in.

Life and Death is the reason that the humanity exist on earth. To experience the way of life and to have a variety of choices to chose from in life. I am not a person that is down about death. To me I really don't care cause ether way. Its going to happen regardless so why stress about something that you can't control or stop it inevitable. Seizing the day I do that everyday. I try to live life to the fullest because you could die any day regardless of age, race or gender, or demeanor. So I think you should wait to the last moment of life to reminisce about what you could of did but didn't.

I think that Kafka morally leaned more toward the Death philosophy rather than life. As an adult Kafka had a miserable life. Most days he suffered from severe chronic headaches, insomnia, and tuberculosis. As a kid Kafka was in torment from his father. Kafka's father wanted Kafka to be more like him when he was younger: Strong, powerful, self assured, and self satisfied. Since Kafka was a sensitive boy this torture followed him thought his life, causing him to have an inability to find happiness through marriage.

In the story metamorphosis i think that Gregor beleived in death more than seizing the day because he lived at home with his parents and siblings supporting them for a living. When Gregor transformed into a dunn beetle roach he believed in death even more because when he was a regular person he work alot so that was all he look forward to so when he wasn't able to go back to work his family and him thought what was the use of him if he couldn't work.

The biggest stuggle in life that me and Gregor have in common is the struggle of money cause the States is in a recession so theirs a scrasity of jobs out there. also what we have in common is that me and him wants to support his family and make sure their happy.

love of a sibling .

" He must go." Cried Gregor's sister, "That's the only solution, father. You must try to get rid of the idea that this is Gregor... Just look father." pg 1143.

Gregor lived for his sister. He worked all day, to support his family and to put his sister through college. For the one person that he lived for, doesn't believe in him anymore. So why would you want to live? No one seems to care about him anymore. I wouldn't have the strength to live alone, so I see why Gregor didn't.

For me and for Gregor, my siblings are my life. If they didn't care about me anymore, or tell my grandma that "I must go." I think i would be very upset and not want to go on any longer, especially if i was in a position like Gregor. I think Gregor would never overcome this struggle because his sister is the main person he cares about, and that's lifelong. Same for me, I don't think I could ever overcome one of my siblings not caring about me anymore.

I think Franz Kafka believed in life, especially if you have a purpose. I think Kafka believed in his purpose of giving other people a bright future or the caring for other people. Like Gregor, he lived to give his sister a better life, and without her he was nothing.

Before Gregor died, I think that if his family wouldn't have hurt him or abandoned him. He would have tried to live. Especially if his sister wouldn't have said "He must go." Because she was the main person that was there for him and was trying to do things for him like feed him. Maybe if they would have found out that he was a dung beetle earlier, they could have helped him live.

Struggles in Life

Our life really depends on our views. If you are an optimistic person you will problay not think the world is doomed. We really arent doomed. The right thing to do is to just live your life to the fullest and try to see all the wonders of the world. Gregor in the beginning was not a very optimistic person. He was not a very greatful person for what he had. Now after he went through all that shit he has changed and is now more open towards caring for others and living a good life.

Franz Kafka was a very lonely angry person I think. He mad Gregor have a horrible thing happen to him. He didnt need to have that happen to him he could have relized it himself in some way.

Lifes biggest struggles are when you get stuck. You have to learn to move on and get past whatever gets in your way. If you change bodies into a cockroach then the first thing you have to do it think about why you are there and how to get out of it.

Kafka makes Gregor sound weak by saying "He is in a very slow mood he is creeping across the room very slowly". He is now in a weak position. When people are in a weak position they struggle and try to do whatever they can to get through it so they make it out. We dont learn if Gregor makes it out but if he just keeps fighting his struggles then he will be the winner in the long run.

Struggles

Gregor's quote

" Just see how thin he is

it's such a long time since he's eaten anything

the food came out again just as it went it"

That is a big struggle to go threw not being able to eat because right when it goes in comes out the same way. It would get so annoying to eat then it doesnt do anything for you so there would be no point to eat. Also what Gregor is missing is love from his family and because he has turned into a cock roach everyone is looking down at him even tho they know its him but what can you do when you are a bug.

Some of the struggles i have are not being able to eat lunch for one day and how hungry I get I couldnt imagine how hungry you would be after 3 days. Some of the things i have seen when i went to other countries are kids begging for money or anything to give them and i would just give them a few dollars or change that i have because that is some body's kid and i just feel bad but i cant help everyone and if i could i would.

I also struggle to get gas for my car sometimes and i have to bribe my parents and do work for them so then i can get some money and it is not good to be broke or have to worry how your about to get your next dollar. Some things that we could do to help is make is more civilized like putting stores up and hiring people to make money so they can spend it and after awhile i think it would eventually work dont you think?

By: Dylan Gollnick

Where is life taking you

Everything we do is in my opinion already ment to happen. We might feel like we have control of our lives but i don't think that's the case. God planned out everything that's supposed to happen in our lives. Its all planned out and crafted. So why be a existentialist? why should it matter?

Even the struggles that we have in our lives was ment to happen and cant be avoided. sometimes we can have presentiment of upcoming struggles but Its just fate. even the way you deal with them is fate. so when people beat themselves up about the way they handled a certain situation i wonder if they know it wasn't their fault. they had no control over it.

Gregor's didn't have any control of the struggles he experienced with is sister, mother and father. He didn't choose to become a roach. "Gregor was so exasperated when she began addressing him again that he ran at her, as if to attack her, although slowly and feebly enough." Gregor's greatest struggle was with his sister. He wanted to be there for her and talk to her. He just wanted everything to go back to normal again.

Even though everything we do is fate. We still have to keep in mind that there is an after life. Nobody knows where or when we're going to die. We haven't actually experienced it. we just have beliefs , some of them stronger than others. Whether you believe in life after death, reincarnation, or neither, death crosses our minds quite often.

Metamorphosis Blog Post #2: Life's Struggles

For your final Metamorphosis writing assignment, please rework your homework assignment on Existentialism into a 4-paragraph blog post about your life philosophy and struggles as it relates to Gregor's and/or Kafka's, based on your interpretation of the story. Also include a creative yet appropriate title and a corresponding picture to your post. It's ultimately up to you as to what to write each of the four paragraphs about (besides covering the two themes PLUS being about both you AND the book), but there are some ideas below:

• Do you believe in seizing the day/living in the present? Explain why or why not.
• Does it matter what we do with our life if we're all doomed to die? Explain your position.
• What did Gregor seem to believe in, both before his transformation and after? Where did his beliefs stem from?
• Based on what you know about Franz Kafka, what do you think he believed in regarding the purpose of life?
• What is one of life's biggest struggles, both for Gregor and for you? Is this struggle something that can be overcome?
• Consider Gregor's death - could he have done anything differently? Could his family have? Have you ever felt completely stuck like Gregor seemed to?

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When I Change

“What’s happened to me”, he thought. When people transform they aren’t aware of what’s going on or why. They’ve come so far in their transformation already that they only realize it when its in full effect. I think the time in my life where i realized i changed drastically. Is when i started to care about school and actually work hard. I didnt realize when i was changing i just knew it when i did.

Gregor becoming a cockroach means that he treated himself like crap and thats what he's worth. Not only did he himself treat him like crap but so did his family. They over worked him and under appreciated him. and he let it happen
I think my real life transformation was for the better. But Gregors was not. His transformation was to get him to realize that the people he loves the most are taking advantage of him. And they're treating him like a bug.

transform

Im in a cartoon, im in a cartoon (throw it back ) im in a cartoon im in a cartoon doin spongebob on em do the ninja turtle on em going bart simpson on em ima transform on em In this song hes talking bout transforming into a cartoon like the guy transformed into a bug . He wants to be a superhero he wants to do stuff that a normal human cant do he wants to feel unstopable.

The Alteration

Many people change as they mature but most still stay the same thinking that they're sixteen through out there whole life. My uncle was one those people he hustled he banged and broke alot of laws and got away with it. One day he wasn't as lucky he was transporting illegal narcotics and he had gottened pulled over for speeding. The police searched the car and found that he had narcotics in the car he was charged with a felony and received 15 years at the age of 17. Once my uncle got out he changed his life immediatly cause he saw what it was like to be incarcerated. "I came with the intention of telling you all of this in private, but since you are wasting my time so i don't see why your parents shouldn't hear it too.'' -Mr.Samsa

Gregory has changed because he's always at work on time working hard but instead of that he stuck at home on the bed as a cock roach. Also another example of a real life transformation is the notorious gangleader Tookie Williams. He was a ruthless leader of the Crips in los Angelos, California. When he was out he was the D bo of every neighborhood until one day he had got arrested for murdering some victims of the crips. While incarcerated for life he changed his way of life and became a peaceful person that brought gangs together rather than killing each other.

Transformin Ya

I can transform ya, I can, I can transform ya Anything ya want, I can, I can get it for ya You're my baby girl, so you know I get it for ya I can trans, I can trans, I can transform ya - Chris Brown

It has to do with transformation. This is turning into a robot. Unlike our book where it is turning into a cockroach or an animal. The song makes it seem like its amazing to transform. But for Gregor it is very scary and he wants it to go away really badly. It is a huge burden for him he only wants to go to work. It just suddenly happened it what is very scary.

"He's not well" said his mother. That has to do with the story cause that makes it seem like it is really bad and he is very sick. That is true he doesn't even have his own voice to be even to tell them what is going on it is modified and sounds like hizzing.

dede the tree man .

Dede, a 35 year old man has warty roots growing from his hands and feet after he cut his knee when he was a teenager. He was let go from his job and was deserted by his wife, now alone and living in poverty Dede is raising his two teenage son's with no doctors around the help with his condition. He has HPV and cannot fight against the virus that is causing his warts to develop. To help make money to support his family he travels around Indonesia as a "circus freak". In January 2007 he had nearly 4 pounds of bark removed and has been given some hope of recovering from this disease.

"That gentle voice! ... herd them rightly" p 113.

Gregor's family describes Gregor's voice as not being human like.

In Metamorphosis Gregor wakes up to being a cockroach. I think he transformed into a cockroach because in his life he's constantly doing the right thing, listening to his family, providing for everyone and never sticking up for himself. I think he's a cockroach because he's weak and needs to do something in order for his life to change, and him transforming may be the right thing for him to do to transform his life.

My example of transformation isn't as extreme as Gregor's but it is bad. How could you live with tree like bark sprouting from your hands and feet? I couldn't. But at least you can tell that he's still human, but with Gregor he's completely a insect. Dede can still eat with his mouth and talk but Gregor has no teeth and cannot eat and many things for him are changing. Only Dede's appearance is changing and there is hope for him to become partially normal again and who knows for Gregor?

Anorexia .

People transform in many different ways. For example people who become Anorexic. People who suffer from Anorexia have an intense fear of gaining weight. They severley limit the amount of food they eat and become dangerously thin. Anorexia effects both the body and mind. It may start as dieting, but it gets out of control. All they think about is food weight and dieting all of the time. They have a distorted body image. To people around them they look way too thin, but when they look in the mirror they see a fat person.

In Metamorphisis, Gregor wakes up transformed into a cockroach. A cockroach symbolizes filth, and sneakyness. It seems to me that throughout Gregors life he has been sneaky and not very nice to people. Just focusing on his job which he doesnt even like. Anorexic people may have some simlilarity in relating with Gregor because he has transformed just as they have transformed. Gregor may have did things in his life for this to happen to him. As for the Anorexic people they do it to themselves everyday.

Metamorphosis Blog Post #1: Transformation

We have only read the beginning pages of Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and we have yet to full understand why Gregor has turned into a giant cockroach, but we have discussed how transformation can occur in our lives and what can symbolize that transformation. So in a 2-3 paragraph blog post, describe a way in which you or someone you know has transformed in their lives and compare it to A) how or why you think Gregor may be transforming based on what we know about him thus far (and include a quote!), and B) another real life example of transformation you find from researching online. It could be a news story, something in history, a song's lyrics, a movie, or a celebrity. Use your Google and your noodle. Questions to consider if stuck:

• What does the cockroach symbolize? What does it say about Gregor's life or what's become of it?
• Is there a time in your life where you realized you'd changed drastically? Tell the story.
• Why do people transform? Why don't they just stay the same throughout their lives? Or do some?
• Does your real life example's transformation seem more or less extraordinary than Gregor's? Explain.

Some places to research transformation (or change/metamorphosis) in the news, around the world, or from the past: Google News, Star Tribune, BBC, and History Channel. You may also do a "lyrics" search on Google to find a song if you choose that route. Let me know if you find an article/information elsewhere!