Gregorio’s metamorphosis and room
Franz Kafka, was an outstanding Czechoslovaco author, was born in Prague in 1883. Considered one of the most influential for 19th century literature. His work metamorphosis (1915), with its interesting symbolic configurations in different aspects of the work as in the character itself, its environment, among others, criticized in a subliminal way to the German society of the nineteenth century, society which was being markedMainly because of the ideology of the imperialism of the European world powers, the First World War and World War. That is why almost all the authors of that time had participated in the disastrous conflicts of European society, thus framing the first raisins of the avant -garde movement, so the work metamorphosis mainly belongs to surrealism and expressionism (ismos of the avant -garde movement). Metamorphosis is a work in which space is of vital importance for the development of the subject, therefore Franz Kafka presents the theme of the room as the configurator of the dehumanization process of Gregorio Samsa Samsa.
Closed spaces play an important role for symbology, especially Gregorio Samsa’s room, in the same way family dependencies, the living room, the halls … In the first order, it can be found, that through the window,The outside world is shown, a rainy and gray world as described in the work;However, it is also freer and opening, which is alluded to in the story as a symbol of release, which finally does not occur, and in the end his family after the death of the insect, he decides to go outside enjoying the sun againof the life.
The room ends up being Gregorio’s detention center, which after its animalization frames that space as domain, since that is where it will be safe, for which it rarely risks out of its room, in the same way inThe few occasions that his father hits him as the time an apple incer this who damaged him immensely (the apple can be considered as the tuberculosis that Kafka suffered). The room gradually becomes the refuge of Samsa, which instead of causing fear in the reader causes penalty, abandonment and loneliness.
You could also show that at the beginning, the room is cleaned by her sister, who also fed Gregorio;However, the room is gradually darkened, in the same way, when the sister decidesThe objects (sofa, bookcase, closet, bed) “left behind the drag everywhere footprints of its sticky substance and then put its head to provide Gregory with the possibility of dragging large scale and getting out of there the furniture thatprevented ". Which symbolizes Gregorio’s maladjustment to human life. By which, little by little, the room is transformed into a sink, according to the isolation of Gregorio and the acceptance of its new insect condition, more closely to its new reality, thus marking its adaptive impossibility and also itsoutcome that cannot be other than death.
At the same time, when the family had decided, take out all the furniture, Gregorio realizes that they were going to take out the picture he liked “that picture was hung, which he had recently trimmed from a magazine and had hung in a beautiful golden frame”, Given this fact he puts himself on the painting, thus scaring his mother who falls to the ground, it can be justified that the painting symbolizes on the human side that Gregorio had until before his transformation, it is true that Gregorio accepts that they empty the roomWhich also makes him happy, but he realizes that he is losing his essence as a human, for which he decides to hold that painting and fight for her until the end he saw his greatest dream.
Similarly, the image of a woman who is in the painting represents loneliness, sexual desires not achieved and her desire to be human again, in order to fulfill all these dreams, with someone special. Likewise, the lack of love is symbolized when hanging the image of an unknown woman, sexual desires can be evidenceMoreover, the symbolism of the painting when it is framed by gold, which has been the greatest desire Gregorio, feel loved.
On the other hand, three power can be evidenced the "labor" "paternal" and "social";The first, when the main character faces his boss, who after a certain time talks with Gregorio through the door with keys, the second when the father leaves Gregorio aside because he allegedly attacks his mother forwhich initiate all the acts against Gregorio, and the third when the guests representing society presses not Gregory but the whole family. The doors with keys, clearly represents the authority that is exercised throughout the work before which Gregorio does not have the ability to open them which can be evidenced when the writer mentions “is turning the key. This meant a great stimulus for Gregory;But Tofos should have encouraged him, even the father and mother. Let’s go Gregorio! They should have acclaimed ". It can clearly be evidence.
In the same way you could see the symbology in the armchair where Gregorio grabs strongly to dominate himself and thus listen to everything his chief work said, this symbolizes that place that Gregorio wanted, a place where you can feel safe, to depart from society and hide from all and thus stop being a nuisance for their sister.
Finally, it was appreciated that the theme of Gregorio Samsa’s room as the configurator of dehumanization development in metamorphosis, through the window that symbolizes the outside world, a free world, which was Gregorio’s dream, theBeing free, in the same way, the painting that symbolizes on human and erotic side, as well as the chair that symbolizes that place where Gregory is isolated from everyone and feels more comfortable. In the same way to the furniture that means the loss of the human side which Gregorio accepts. Then, Gregorio’s dehumanization configuration was framed by each of the objects inside his room.
Bibliography
- Kafka, f. (2009) "Metamorphosis". Barcelona, Spain: Brontes SL. (Original work published in Germany, 1915) Roque Puente, Jhonerson Yack
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