A place to start
Archiver: describe Gregor’s room. Publish a contents list of all that it contains.
Picture perfect: Sketch Gregor’s room. Create a floor plan to help us visualise the space. Where in the house is it located?
Freud’s chair: What sorts of things are running through Gregor’s head? What is he paying attention to etc.?
Family Therapy: describe the reactions of Gregor’s family.
Literary demon: Describe the tone of the chapter. Where is the evidence?
Parallels: Think of situation whereby a persons life changes dramatically over a short period of time. Draw comparisons (and contrasts) between the two situations.
A Little History
For each of these tasks, try using the Infortrac database. Go to destiny.tisa.az to login.
- Give a brief description of Kafka, when and where he lived, what his life was like, etc.
- Kafka’s work very much reflects the ideas of other thinkers of his time, primarily Marx. Do a little research into this connection.
- Do a little research into Freud’s theory of family power struggle, typically referred to as the “Oedipus Complex.” Contrary to what you may have learned, it does NOT mean a person wants to sleep with their parents (although in rare and strange instances, it may). Explain here what it does mean as would be seen in a typical family.
- Look up “existentialism.” Read several definitions in different articles. Explain what existentialism is.
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