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=Proposed edits to Wikipedia's The Metamorphosis article for ENG1300= 1. Characters 2. Biographical Criticism

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The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung, also sometimes translated as The Transformation) is short story, sometimes regarded as a novella, by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It has been cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed (metamorphosed) into a large, monstrous insect-like creature. The cause of Gregor's transformation is never revealed, and Kafka himself never gave an explanation. The rest of Kafka's novella deals with Gregor's attempts to adjust to his new condition as he deals with being burdensome to his parents and sister, who are repulsed by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become.

Revised
The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung, also sometimes translated as The Transformation) is a short story base on Kafka's Life and how he struggled to free himself from his overbearing father, sometimes regardedas a novella, by Franz Kafka. first publish in 1915. It has been cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world. The Metamorphosis also shows resemblance to some of Kafka’s diary entries that depict him imagining his own extinction by dozens of elaborated methods. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed (metamorphosed) into a large, monstrous insect-like creature. It shows the difficulties of living in a modern society and the struggle for acceptance of others when in a time of need. The cause of Gregor's transformation is never revealed, and Kafka himself never gave an explanation. Sources have indicated that Kafka expressed on this literature work the negative aspects of his personal life, both mentally and physically.The relationship between Gregor and his father is in many ways similar to Franz and his father Herrman. The rest of Kafka's novella deals with Gregor's attempts to adjust to his new condition as he deals with being burdensome to his parents and sister, who are repulsed by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become.

Original Contributions
. Kafka's Life and how he struggled to free himself from his overbearing father . The Metamorphosis also shows resemblance to some of Kafka’s diary entries that depict him imagining his own extinction by dozens of elaborated methods. . It shows the difficulties of living in a modern society and the struggle for acceptance of others when in a time of need. . Sources have indicated that Kafka expressed on this literature work the negative aspects of his personal life, both mentally and physically.The relationship between Gregor and his father is in many ways similar to Franz and his father Herrman.