Back in 2000, something strange happened at the Berlin Zoo. That’s when zookeepers noticed a black house cat had somehow made its way into a bear enclosure. Instead of scaring off the cat or mauling it to death, Mäuschen, an 800-pound Asiatic bear, adopted the wayward kitty. The zoo named the cat Muschi.
Patrons of the zoo frequently saw the cat and bear together. When the bear’s habitat expanded in 2007, Muschi cried for her larger companion because the two were separated for extended lengths of time. Sadly, this remarkable friendship came to an end in 2010 when zookeepers had to euthanize the aging bear due to various health issues. No one knows what became of Muschi the cat, but this pair’s inspiring story shows that if a cat and a bear
Imagine you are visiting a zoo, seeing all the animals and the Zookeeper, would you think that they were being treated poorly? Jacqueline Adams, the author of “The Stripes will Survive” was about these two cubs that learned different techniques from their zookeeper. Nicholas
“I have discovered a most dangerous and desperate treason,” was a lie told by Robert Devereux that purchased the death of chief physician, Dr. Rodregio-Lopez. Dr. Lopez had incurred Devereux's anger by publicly releasing that he had treated Essex for syphilis. Besides Essex’s witch hunt to obtain revenge on Dr. Lopez, Devereaux was keen to show his loyalty to Queen Elizabeth. Robert played a major part at the centre of an intelligence-gathering network, and had employed two former counter-intelligence agents to infiltrate the Portuguese-Jewish community in London. At first the agents tried to frame a plot, so that Essex would run to the Queen and take all credit, but during this acquisitive plan they discovered a real ring of Portuguese-Jewish
In Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, Gregory Samsa is transformed into a giant bug. He wakes and wonders what has happened to him. As he is trying to get out of bed his mother comes to his door reminding him that he has to be at work. This alarmed others in the home so his father comes to check on him, then his sister, she whispered ‘“Gregory, open the door, please”’ (Kafka, 2006, p.1968). He is trying every way he can to get himself together to get out of bed but is finding it difficult as he doesn’t know what to do with this body. As he is trying to make his way out of bed his boss the chief clerk has shown up at his house wondering why he has not left for work. All of these people are standing outside his bedroom door wondering why it is
When individuals are rejected by family and society, they tend to feel abandoned and unloved. In Franz Kafka’s, The Metamorphosis, Gregor’s transformation into a “monstrous vermin” (Kafka 1) results in him being psychologically and even physically abused by his family. Rejection from his mother, sister, and father leave Gregor feeling unwanted and feeling as if he is a terrible burden on the family and their well being.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Ueno zoo, we are gathered here today in honor of two lost friends. Wonky and Tonly recently passed away due to the legal treatment we had given due to legal requirements. Wonky and Tonly put up a good fight through their starvation. Even though we all would like them to be with us today, the people of the Ueno zoo know in their hearts Wonky and Tonly are in a better place, a place without war and pain. This is the least that they deserve after the weeks of suffering they endured and the warmth and happiness they brought to people. I for one, knew that whenever I felt sad or angry, I could visit those gigantic and gentle creatures to bring me happiness. These two elephants bestowed a amount of faith and
People who become gay or lesbian have to deal with the rejection from their family members and all the problems they face, due to what their sexual identity is. This problem leads into the book Metamorphosis, which Franz Kafka used many different characters, the plot, and setting to show many allegories. However, this is about how Gregor is facing this problem of being a bug, which is an allegory representing someone who is gay or lesbian and facing the same problems. It is shown through how his parents grieve for him, his eating disorder, and how his family is trying to ignore him. Gregor coming out of his room as a bug is an allegory of a family member coming out and telling their family that they are gay or lesbian.
Without the constraints of external forces, is human nature inherently good or evil? In Franz Kafka’s novella, The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa’s transformation into a "monstrous vermin” serves as a window into the human psyche. Through lack of obligations, decreased sense of shame, and increased sexual drive, Kafka reveals Gregor’s relationship to the outside world weaken, as his internal instincts grow stronger. Kafka utilizes Gregor’s transformation as a symbol to show the dangerous potential of the human “id”, a term coined by Sigmund Freud, to break down social norms. This psychological venture reveals humanity’s true instincts as animalistic, when not contained through personal and societal pressures.
Frank Kafka is considered one of the most influential writers of all time. Helmut Richter would agree with this statement. Richter agreed that Kafka was a very prominent figure in world literature and was amazed by his mechanics and word usage. I feel that his essay is supportive of Kafka’s writing, but also leaves out many important details in its brevity. Richter did not include Kafka’s flaws and tendencies in his essay.
Gavin Rothenberger World Literature Dr. Hutchison 29 March 2017 Magic in the Air Magic Realism is a literary genre or style associated with Latin America that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction. Magic Realism first originated around the 1940s-1950s over in Latin American before being used worldwide, founded by a man named Franz Roh, a German art critic. One of the stories that stuck out the most to be about using Magic Realism, was the short story called “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka. He used very descriptive words and sentence structures to help the reader understand the messed-up reality we are in and how weird life is. Franz Kafka uses imagery, limits of sympathy, and alienation in this
Metamorphosis In the short story, Metamorphosis, the narrator describes Gregor’s new life as an insect. He then goes on to describe Gregor’s sister, Grete, with a reflection of Gregor’s opinion in the description. Kafka employs a number of stylistic devices including descriptive imagery, metaphors, and symbolism in the passage to describe the situation.
Metamorphosis is often described as a change of the form or nature of a thing or a person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means. Gregor Samsa led an ordinary and rather mundane life as a traveling salesman who spent the majority of his time on the road with little time to form friendships or relationship with anyone outside of his small family. Once filled with gratitude by providing for his family, he is soon filled with resentment and obligation as his family adjusts to their newfound income. All of which comes to a halt when Gregor wakes up late to work and is horrified by the sight of his new appearance with countless sets of legs and a hard-shell-like exterior. His family soon finds out about his physical
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a novella that begins with an absurd concept. A man wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a giant insect. While this concept for a story is certainly absurd, Kafka contrasts this plot with a rather dull, plain narrative. It may initially seem novel to explain a ridiculous situation in a simple manner, but this causes the novella to be quite boring.
This story "The Metamorphosis" is about Gregor, a workaholic, who is changed into an insect and must then deal with his present reality. The hardest part of being an insect for him was the alienation from his family, which eventually leads to his death. In reading the short story "The Metamorphosis," (1971),one can realize how small the difference is between Magical Realism and Fantastic. This literature written by the Austrian, Franz Kafka, is often debated over.
The deeper meaning of “The Metamorphosis”, by Frank Kafka, can be interpreted in many ways depending on critical theory is used to examine it. From a feminist criticism, one can observe how Gregor’s dominance as a male diminishes after he becomes a bug as his sister’s strength and role in the family grows stronger. From a biographical criticism, one can compare and contrast the traits of Gregor and the people around him with that of Kafka’s own life and his relationships. However, the focus of this essay will be applying a psychoanalytical criticism to the characters in “The Metamorphosis”, using the studies of Sigmund Freud to approach
Franz Kafka’s novel The Metamorphosis depicts the physical transformation--from working man to grotesque vermin--of the main character, Gregor Samsa. Waking up to an unfamiliar, beetle-like body, Gregor Samsa focuses not on his plight, but rather on his inability to get to work on time. Disgusted, Gregor Samsa’s parents and sister confine him to his room and eventually begin to deny the possibility that the verminous shell contains their son and brother’s mind. Ironically, Kafka creates a separation between Gregor Samsa the human and Gregor Samsa the vermin, a discord between spiritual and physical realities.