Choose ONE of the below topics for your essay. Use MLA documentation to cite your research and examples from the text, Metamorphosis, and include a Works Cited page. Length: 500-750 words.
A. Psychoanalysis: You are a psychologist. Gregor Samsa has shown up at your office in insect form for a consultation. Find one outside source that sheds light on Gregor’s psychological condition, particularly his relationship with his father. Summarize the source for Gregor and explain what it reveals about his psychology. Use examples from the novella and your research to support your interpretation.
B. New Historicism: You are a historian. A college class of literature students is reading The Metamorphosis. They are interested in knowing what this novella reveals about the time in which Franz Kafka wrote it. Find one outside source that provides historical information about the time period in which The Metamorphosis was written, summarize the source for the students, and explain what the text shows about popular ideologies of the time. Use examples from the novella and your research to support your interpretation.
C. Feminist Criticism: You are a feminist scholar. Gregor’s mother and sister have shown up at your office for a consultation. Find one outside source that sheds light on the way women are depicted differently from men in the novella. Summarize the source for Gregor’s family members and explain what it reveals about gender dynamics in the family. Use examples from the novella and your research to support your interpretation.
D. Marxist Criticism: You are a Marxist scholar. A college class of literature students is reading The Metamorphosis. They are interested in knowing what this novella reveals about social class and class conflict. Find one outside source that sheds light on economics and the capitalist system, summarize the source for the students, and explain what it reveals about social classes in the novella. Use examples from the novella and your research to support your interpretation.
Metamorphosis- https://fullreads.com/literature/the-metamorphosis/
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