The Metamorphosis and a Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

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Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka is a shining example of magic realism. Magical realism is a fictional technique, which combines fantasy with a raw, physical or social reality in the quest for truth that can be found on the surface of everyday life. Moreover, in reality, becomes deformed and difficult for the reader to perceive the basic truth and to tell the difference between what is real and what is unreal.

History, "Metamorphosis" is about Gregor, a workaholic, who has turned into an insect and must deal with its current reality. The hardest part of the time an insect for him was the alienation from his family, which eventually led to his death. By reading this article, the difference between magic realism and fantasy is very small. In the magical elements in this story is obvious, as they should be in fantastic literature. It is not often that people turn into insects. Another magical element that is not clear about the unconditional love that Gregor was for his parents and sister after they had treated him so badly, and forgot all about him (Kafka, p. 75).

In this fantasy story, the author Franz Kafka metamorphosis uses to depict how he sees society. Throughout the story, it makes the society to see through the eyes of Gregor. Kafka depicts society as a changeable and narrow. The purpose of this history, as well as all the fantastic stories, reported on a deeper level. The problem of "Metamorphosis" is to show how people gradually change over time. Gregor, in connection with the situation with his work and family, slowly changing into a monster, and he did not even know it. People change over time due to the circumstances of their lives. Changes can either come gradually, as ...