this book also shows how people, even your family, can change their attitude towards you once you turn into a "bug". i personally interpreted "bug" as a person with some kind of a disability, a person that became helpless, that couldn't work and earn money anymore. Gregor became a burden, emotional and physical. before his transformation the main thing that he did to his family was working and helping them with money. now he lost his ability to work and thus lost his main responsibility in the family
I personally felt resentment towards the rest of Gregor’s family by the end of the book. Gregor had worked so hard his whole life to help provide for his family and even pay off their debts while his father sat around and did nothing but after only a few months of Gregor being helpless because of forces he couldn’t control, his family(especially his father)completely lost patience and turned on him.
@@4242brvrdbd I can't really relate to it. Even if he turned into a monster, Gregor was still a sapient being with thoughts and feelings. Meanwhile, those fuckers eventually start to treat him as if he is a malevolent monster
Sorry English is not my first language: Well in my opinion most of Kafka's work has more than one true meaning (Imagine an onion for lack of better phrasing). I think that the true metamorphosis was not Gregor at all,(Maybe on a more surface layer) but his family. And I also don't think that there are good or bad characters here. Only a broken family trying their best. The true metamorphosis is the family, which was in a cocoon of self loathing and getting railroaded by Gregor who planed out their futures and even if he only was goodhearted and attempting to help the family, he didn't do them any favors. (Example: he wants his sister to go to violin school and daydreams about her loving it and him for paying, he thinks his father can't do anything proper anymore, that his mother is weak, when Greta plays the violin he wants to take her away and she will join him out of free will etc.) in the end the alienation was necessary for the butterfly to be able to escape the comfortable yet restricting Cocoon and go out into the world as a beautiful butterfly. ( Shown with the last sentence of his sister stretching [her wings?]). There is a lot of more details I see there to support this interpretation. (Example: We never see Gregor in any other way, he didn't go through the metamorphosis he already was a grotesque creature from the beginning.)
The fact that Gregor’s last few moments were spent in reflection over his love for his family tells me that he was the only one with his humanity still intact.
At the end of the book, I felt the real transformation actually happened to Gregor's family members. As far as Gregor is concerned, he had always been a bug but never realised. His family gets to know what a bug he is when he is not going out nad not able to work anymore.
that's a fascinating take. I feel like His emotional and mental unstability manifested in the form of a bug. Every single leg were moving separately and he couldn't control them. I think the legs symbolises forms, or distractions of life. How we as humans are known as our social status, our clothes, our looks, and consequently we look the same in others. They distract us from the actual purpose and meaning of life: To be one with the universe. Gregor was so preoccupied by him being getting late that he could no longer be one with the universe or in this case be one with himself. Indicating how the modern society is alienating us from Ourselves. Our true self. What are we if we remove every single of those distractions/forms? Man is a slave of their own creation. Man created money and social status and now man slanders and despises his own creation.
In real life, the “Metamorphosis” is an uncanny parallel, deja-vue, a premonition of Kafka’s life and end of life cycle- death by starvation. He got a bug, i.e. laryngeal tuberculosis, and six years later metamorphosed into a helpless bedridden thing, cared for and fed by his youngest sister. One of his former girlfriends was a Greta. He had an oppressive father who was a traveling salesman. The main character was a salesman and the father wasn’t kind. Kafka died unmarried at 40 - dependent, silent, unable to eat and starving like the main character. After his death, family life goes on as usual like in the story.
over the course of the story i can't help but feel how similar gregor situation is to that of your elderly parents. as they all grow older they begin to be harder to take care of and at some point become a liability both financially and physically. its sickening to think of your parents as such but that is simply the fact. and much like how grete eventually come to accept that fact, she too spurn the hand that fed them when it became a burden.
Gregor's dad must have secretly resented him for years for replacing him as the sole-breadwinner and provider, emasculating him and replacing him as the head of the family. That would explain his reaction to Gregor's transformation being instant aggression and hostility.
Gregor’s tale is incredibly relevant to modern America. It’s horribly common for dedicated loved ones to be casted aside when they finally become a burden, as if love had an expiration date. As if all the struggles they went through for their family means nothing when they’re no longer of any use. My mother suffered brain trauma and is nothing like how she was. But her love for us is still there and while it’s been a difficult seven years we still love her. I always found the story to be heartbreaking when I was younger and having to live what it represents I see the complete tragedy. Please never abandon your loved ones, love isn’t always painless, but don’t let the pain make you forget all they’ve ever done for you either
if i was gregor i wouldve eaten my entire family what makes me sad is that i think if gregor wasn't the bug and another family member was he wouldve never abandoned them
from the beginning ive always interpreted him becoming a "bug" as him developing a disability. he could no longer work so he only served as a burden for their already troubled family, they abandoned him and wanted to get rid of him
Thanks so much for this clear explanation of The Metamorphosis story. It is easy for me to complete my essay now by tomorrow night and I understand the story better because of the animation clip.
Hey hi! I am from India just read this book today We never had to read this book in our school or college as a curriculum Just wanted to know where are you from and do you study literature?
Thankyou so much for this!! i was a little confused reading this and have an assignment due this week for it. you explained it so well, i love your whole video!! I love the bug noises you use too because it helps visualize the story better lol!
Coincidentally, I finished Leo Tolstoy's novella _The Death of Ivan Ilyich_ a few days before I read _The Metamorphosis_ - there is an uncanny resemblance between the two books. Although Tolstoy's work dives deeper into the existential crisis of its protagonist, both illustrate sudden, horrific suffering and the growing indifference of family members as the protagonists are left to waste away, alone...
The Metamorphosis is said to be one of Franz Kafka's best works of literature. It shows the difficulties of living in a modern society and the struggle for acceptance of others in a time of need. [123HelpMe] 2:15
Gregor Samsa's story is a metaphor for sacrifice. His terrible state is directly due to overwork and personal dissatisfaction, which he burdened in order to give his family a life of relative comfort and security. Gregor Samsa is one of the most pathetic, yet endearing figures in literature. Kafka's characterization of Gregor was perfect in representing his message throughout the story, because Gregor's evolution was the point and purpose of the entire novella. Like Gregor, Kafka disliked his authoritarian father, and felt compelled to work a job he disliked in order to financially support his family. 1:58 [Amazon; Cram; Study]
Also a different take away I had from the book was that in life and bug, Gregor was only a hinderance for his family. thinking he had to provide for the entire lifestyle they were living, and also hindering himself financially and emotionally with the burden of the life he thinks he has to provide. Then, once he is a bug, his family sees that can they provide for themselves and do have skills , not what Gregor had assumed of them . And while they had bright futures ahead, Gregor was still holding them back as a bug of the family in the apartment, never moving on and living his life as a bug else where like Grete suggested. And when he dies in the end, the result of his life was really that no matter the good intentions he had and did do, the world was always better off without him. A tragic life to live indeed
I don’t agree with the fact that apples are symbolism in the story especially as a biblical allusion. The only thing I can understand from the inclusion of apples is that mr Samsa ,although struggling financially, should choose to throw ripe fruit at his son in pure rage showing his utter ignorance and discontent at the situation. To be honest I don’t know how the Apple was ever supposed to allude to genesis in the book at all lmao. However the Apple may symbolise Gregor’s unchanging nature in the book as it sits there and accumulated dust and rot possibly showing his family did nothing but exacerbate his pain and suffering perpetuating his status as a bug.
that's what he said as a biblical allusion, apples symbolize pure misery. The apple his father throw at him caused him injury in his back. It got stuck there and caused an infection. That was the start of his misery. His family started to become more hostile toward him. In the end, he died of an infection.
One of the hardest books I've found to understand. Most probably, and fortunately, as a consequence of the way my parents raised me. As I was overwhelmed with love and care in my ups and downs. However, the book open my eyes to the fact that other people suffered negligence from their closest ones. I can't imagine what kinda hell this situation is.
This is literally how everyone in my class talks when giving information, in fact, it's how we're encouraged to talk, why are you guys having such as big deal about it? Pay attention to the information he's giving or find a different video... you don't have to be rude about it.
The only one who doesn't change throughout the book is Gregor. He starts as a bug, dies as a bug. And he was motivated to work, for his family. This antiwork, anti modern society narrative tells more about the reader than the writer.
It's fascinating how different people interpret the metamorphosis as so many different specific illnesses, and how it seems to be affected by their life experience. In my case, I saw depression, which is something I've struggled with.
I would think so too. I would also interpret the text as Grete's metamorphosis (character development), and how Kafka depicts the idea of the limits of sympathy, especially shown in Grete. I would argue , though, that Gregor's mother is rather a stagnant character and does not undergo much development throguhout the novella, despite her inability to believe her son's new physical form and appearance.
Gregor is resonated in Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman, the tragic hero of materialistic modern society, where one is no longer valuable when one stops giving benefits. A bleak picture indeed,
@@soulreaperichig0 Um hi, I'm a person born and raised in Prague who speaks Czech, just like Kafka, who also studied German, just like Kafka, and now studies linguistics and Czech literature. This book was written in German by a person who spoke Czech. There is no reason why Kafka, who lived in Prague and therefore spoke Czech and German his whole life, would go out of his way to name his character a regular German name, but with American pronunciation. Zero chance. It's pronounced Gregor, not Graygor.
@@ninavinterova9875 You're probably right. But for the English speaking world, it's always been pronounced Graygor. The pronunciation of the names usually changes due to accents and dialects. For instance, I'm sure Czech speakers won't be pronouncing Chekov's characters properly. What's the point of nitpicking?
I had a completely different interpretation of metamorphoses. Imagine the story from this lens: Gregory, alienated by modernity, dissapears without a trace. The family greive for their son but feel helpless. Greta, leaves meals for Gregory in the hopes he might return but in reality a mere cockroach snacks on it. Greta begins to associate this cockroach with Gregory and her parents, seeing the consolation this provides, allow it to happen and go on to the point where they buy into this Beleif as well. It is as though she has put hallucinative qualities onto this cockroach. If Gregory's metamorphis is real or not it does matter, it shows the power of greif against rationalism. The cockroach views it all but only by some figment of the imagination did it become Gregory. It just witnessed the events. In the end the cockroach dies and with it, any association with their lost son. They can now move on and chase a brighter future.
Hard for me not to read this as tinged with Kafka's alienation from society based upon his Jewishness. Vermin was a classic anti-Semitic trope, and being a business traveler symbolized Jewish wanderings. And in the end, everyone is happiest when the "pest" is finally eliminated
Kafka isn’t just critiquing modern life and work, he is critiquing capitalism. I’m not sure why Course Hero feels the need to dance around Kafka’s use of a Marxist critique of capitalism as being alienating.
This video is probably fine, but I just have to dislike it for the disgusting, ear-grading sounds added to every scene Gregor is in. Please refrain from using (and then re-using at nauseum) these sort of sound effects, even if this video is old.
why are you talking like you wanna inform everyone about how rude you are. just stop. also if you didn't like it then click off or be thankful that someone was willing to explain this book.
The man who is speaking have an annoying way of speak talking fast and tone that doesn't match the atmosphere of the story .... Plus he barely went to the depth of the story and what lies behind of a human nature .... I couldn't continue listening
Best part about this story I found was most inhumane looking character in this story was most human of them all
omgg, yes! love the choice of words!!!
Great comment
this book also shows how people, even your family, can change their attitude towards you once you turn into a "bug".
i personally interpreted "bug" as a person with some kind of a disability, a person that became helpless, that couldn't work and earn money anymore.
Gregor became a burden, emotional and physical. before his transformation the main thing that he did to his family was working and helping them with money. now he lost his ability to work and thus lost his main responsibility in the family
Or coming out of closet.
I personally felt resentment towards the rest of Gregor’s family by the end of the book. Gregor had worked so hard his whole life to help provide for his family and even pay off their debts while his father sat around and did nothing but after only a few months of Gregor being helpless because of forces he couldn’t control, his family(especially his father)completely lost patience and turned on him.
I felt the opposite, I felt they were surviving a heavy burden .
@@4242brvrdbd I can't really relate to it. Even if he turned into a monster, Gregor was still a sapient being with thoughts and feelings. Meanwhile, those fuckers eventually start to treat him as if he is a malevolent monster
exactly i felt so bad when they started a chaos outside his bedroom just because he was about to miss work after five consistent years
Sorry English is not my first language:
Well in my opinion most of Kafka's work has more than one true meaning (Imagine an onion for lack of better phrasing). I think that the true metamorphosis was not Gregor at all,(Maybe on a more surface layer) but his family. And I also don't think that there are good or bad characters here. Only a broken family trying their best. The true metamorphosis is the family, which was in a cocoon of self loathing and getting railroaded by Gregor who planed out their futures and even if he only was goodhearted and attempting to help the family, he didn't do them any favors. (Example: he wants his sister to go to violin school and daydreams about her loving it and him for paying, he thinks his father can't do anything proper anymore, that his mother is weak, when Greta plays the violin he wants to take her away and she will join him out of free will etc.) in the end the alienation was necessary for the butterfly to be able to escape the comfortable yet restricting Cocoon and go out into the world as a beautiful butterfly. ( Shown with the last sentence of his sister stretching [her wings?]). There is a lot of more details I see there to support this interpretation. (Example: We never see Gregor in any other way, he didn't go through the metamorphosis he already was a grotesque creature from the beginning.)
That is the very essence of the short story. It shows that no one gives a damn about you unless you are capable of providing something back to them.
The fact that Gregor’s last few moments were spent in reflection over his love for his family tells me that he was the only one with his humanity still intact.
"Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable."
Simone de Beauvoir
Capitalist* society. It doesn’t have to be that way.
At the end of the book, I felt the real transformation actually happened to Gregor's family members. As far as Gregor is concerned, he had always been a bug but never realised. His family gets to know what a bug he is when he is not going out nad not able to work anymore.
bugman
that's a fascinating take. I feel like His emotional and mental unstability manifested in the form of a bug. Every single leg were moving separately and he couldn't control them. I think the legs symbolises forms, or distractions of life. How we as humans are known as our social status, our clothes, our looks, and consequently we look the same in others. They distract us from the actual purpose and meaning of life: To be one with the universe. Gregor was so preoccupied by him being getting late that he could no longer be one with the universe or in this case be one with himself. Indicating how the modern society is alienating us from Ourselves. Our true self. What are we if we remove every single of those distractions/forms? Man is a slave of their own creation. Man created money and social status and now man slanders and despises his own creation.
Amazing analysis
I disagree completely about Gregor always being a “bug.”
I disagree. He did best to secure his family, not a bug thing to do.
Thanks for the explanation. The bug noises freaked me out.
In real life, the “Metamorphosis” is an uncanny parallel, deja-vue, a premonition of Kafka’s life and end of life cycle- death by starvation. He got a bug, i.e. laryngeal tuberculosis, and six years later metamorphosed into a helpless bedridden thing, cared for and fed by his youngest sister. One of his former girlfriends was a Greta. He had an oppressive father who was a traveling salesman. The main character was a salesman and the father wasn’t kind. Kafka died unmarried at 40 - dependent, silent, unable to eat and starving like the main character. After his death, family life goes on as usual like in the story.
this is very informative, thank you! Could you please link a source of the information? I want to read more about it
@@jf1dno467gdsxjtdzjk5 The metamorphosis I read had a separate section where they gave all this info about the author.
Interesting. Thank you for the info.
Thats tragic
over the course of the story i can't help but feel how similar gregor situation is to that of your elderly parents. as they all grow older they begin to be harder to take care of and at some point become a liability both financially and physically. its sickening to think of your parents as such but that is simply the fact. and much like how grete eventually come to accept that fact, she too spurn the hand that fed them when it became a burden.
Gregor's dad must have secretly resented him for years for replacing him as the sole-breadwinner and provider, emasculating him and replacing him as the head of the family. That would explain his reaction to Gregor's transformation being instant aggression and hostility.
This also explains the pride he takes on returning to work aswell.
But couldn't he still work and be the breadwinner while Gregor was human??
@@Lily-sy5gz he would not have made as much as gregor anyways
@@Lily-sy5gzhe was weak and incapable before though
i have not read too many fictions in my life but i will never forget about the impression this book left on me.
I was deeply shocked after reading it
What about it appealed to you?
@@deepalijoshi4631 I was shocked I was reading from the perspective of a vermin; a transformation I would have never expected
Yeah
i love Kafkas writing so much
Just think, this youtube video is an entire course in English Literature in just these 11 minutes.
I don’t know why you guys don’t like the narrator. He’s great, and I loved the little bug noises they are so cute hehe
I don’t hate him but he reads it with a weird sense of newsflash urgency that doesn’t fit
bruh my english reach spent 2 weeks on this and this guy did a better job of teaching it within 10 minutes
Gregor’s tale is incredibly relevant to modern America. It’s horribly common for dedicated loved ones to be casted aside when they finally become a burden, as if love had an expiration date. As if all the struggles they went through for their family means nothing when they’re no longer of any use.
My mother suffered brain trauma and is nothing like how she was. But her love for us is still there and while it’s been a difficult seven years we still love her.
I always found the story to be heartbreaking when I was younger and having to live what it represents I see the complete tragedy.
Please never abandon your loved ones, love isn’t always painless, but don’t let the pain make you forget all they’ve ever done for you either
I don't know why people complain about the narration. He's just trying to make this enjoyable for us. Stop being so gloom.
He's talking to people like they're idiots.
@@ravenswood118 what if i am an idiot?
@@ravenswood118 its probably geared towards a younger audience. Plus its not that bad.
if i was gregor i wouldve eaten my entire family
what makes me sad is that i think if gregor wasn't the bug and another family member was he wouldve never abandoned them
from the beginning ive always interpreted him becoming a "bug" as him developing a disability. he could no longer work so he only served as a burden for their already troubled family, they abandoned him and wanted to get rid of him
Thanks so much for this clear explanation of The Metamorphosis story. It is easy for me to complete my essay now by tomorrow night and I understand the story better because of the animation clip.
Hey hi!
I am from India just read this book today
We never had to read this book in our school or college as a curriculum
Just wanted to know where are you from and do you study literature?
@@shankarteli3232 I had the complete an essay for my Afro AM 101 class.
hello can u help me send me ur essay ,i need much it
Thankyou so much for this!! i was a little confused reading this and have an assignment due this week for it. you explained it so well, i love your whole video!! I love the bug noises you use too because it helps visualize the story better lol!
Coincidentally, I finished Leo Tolstoy's novella _The Death of Ivan Ilyich_ a few days before I read _The Metamorphosis_ - there is an uncanny resemblance between the two books. Although Tolstoy's work dives deeper into the existential crisis of its protagonist, both illustrate sudden, horrific suffering and the growing indifference of family members as the protagonists are left to waste away, alone...
I read them both today and I am not ok 😢😢😢😢
Now I'm interested! thanks for mentioning the book.
The death of Ivan llyich is an great book
The Metamorphosis is said to be one of Franz Kafka's best works of literature. It shows the difficulties of living in a modern society and the struggle for acceptance of others in a time of need. [123HelpMe] 2:15
Gregor Samsa's story is a metaphor for sacrifice. His terrible state is directly due to overwork and personal dissatisfaction, which he burdened in order to give his family a life of relative comfort and security.
Gregor Samsa is one of the most pathetic, yet endearing figures in literature. Kafka's characterization of Gregor was perfect in representing his message throughout the story, because Gregor's evolution was the point and purpose of the entire novella.
Like Gregor, Kafka disliked his authoritarian father, and felt compelled to work a job he disliked in order to financially support his family. 1:58 [Amazon; Cram; Study]
Enjoyed every part of this video. Thank you
Brilliant work. Enjoyed it!!
Also a different take away I had from the book was that in life and bug, Gregor was only a hinderance for his family. thinking he had to provide for the entire lifestyle they were living, and also hindering himself financially and emotionally with the burden of the life he thinks he has to provide. Then, once he is a bug, his family sees that can they provide for themselves and do have skills , not what Gregor had assumed of them . And while they had bright futures ahead, Gregor was still holding them back as a bug of the family in the apartment, never moving on and living his life as a bug else where like Grete suggested. And when he dies in the end, the result of his life was really that no matter the good intentions he had and did do, the world was always better off without him. A tragic life to live indeed
Amazing explanation! Thank you!
Gregory's family are the ones who metamorphosized.
Nice explanation this is very useful for my semester ♥️
wow! grear video, I have read this book before watching this and I think you did a really great job!
ARMY💜
Thanks metamorphosis was a banger
Great work!
Man.. Felt really sad about Gregor
me too, I thought it was so unfair how he was treated, he didn't deserve that
same, kinda funny im crying for him
Very useful and a well presented video
I don’t agree with the fact that apples are symbolism in the story especially as a biblical allusion. The only thing I can understand from the inclusion of apples is that mr Samsa ,although struggling financially, should choose to throw ripe fruit at his son in pure rage showing his utter ignorance and discontent at the situation. To be honest I don’t know how the Apple was ever supposed to allude to genesis in the book at all lmao. However the Apple may symbolise Gregor’s unchanging nature in the book as it sits there and accumulated dust and rot possibly showing his family did nothing but exacerbate his pain and suffering perpetuating his status as a bug.
that's what he said as a biblical allusion, apples symbolize pure misery. The apple his father throw at him caused him injury in his back. It got stuck there and caused an infection. That was the start of his misery. His family started to become more hostile toward him. In the end, he died of an infection.
omg russell is my favorite narrator
9:30
Kafka wow.
This book is a most read imo.
One of the hardest books I've found to understand. Most probably, and fortunately, as a consequence of the way my parents raised me. As I was overwhelmed with love and care in my ups and downs. However, the book open my eyes to the fact that other people suffered negligence from their closest ones. I can't imagine what kinda hell this situation is.
thaks a lot dear sir......its helps me a lot.....
This is literally how everyone in my class talks when giving information, in fact, it's how we're encouraged to talk, why are you guys having such as big deal about it? Pay attention to the information he's giving or find a different video... you don't have to be rude about it.
Best English Channel on UA-cam💯💯💯
i love the addition of gregor walking past in the background
I felt bad when they started to refer to him as 'it'
I love this video! Please do more! 🥰🥰🥰
Had to read this for class thx
Love the Chopin in the background. Ballade 2 is amazing. (Minute 3-4
I've been listening to the audio book for a year every night as I sleep
The screeching sounds are somehow cute omg
The analysis is concise and understandable, thank you
Well done.
thanks for this man
Nice presentation
Thank you for this
I need to read this at some point
Most clarifying explanation.. Thankyou sir! It was very helpful.
thank you!
Bro all the insect sounds were uncalled for.
No comments, interesting.
The only one who doesn't change throughout the book is Gregor. He starts as a bug, dies as a bug. And he was motivated to work, for his family. This antiwork, anti modern society narrative tells more about the reader than the writer.
I like this video
I am a nurse and I interpreted the bug as a bedridden stroke patient
It's fascinating how different people interpret the metamorphosis as so many different specific illnesses, and how it seems to be affected by their life experience. In my case, I saw depression, which is something I've struggled with.
how are you able to talk about this book with a happy face :') reading it was so painfull to me and made me depressed for DAYS
the apple lodging and infecting Gregor - i always understood it to be an ironic inversion! Cockroaches infect fruits and get lodged in them!
Oliver twist next please
It was each of his family members and the household that metamorphosized, not Gregor
I would think so too.
I would also interpret the text as Grete's metamorphosis (character development), and how Kafka depicts the idea of the limits of sympathy, especially shown in Grete.
I would argue , though, that Gregor's mother is rather a stagnant character and does not undergo much development throguhout the novella, despite her inability to believe her son's new physical form and appearance.
@@dandan19283 I absoultely agree
Did nightmare on elm st 4 borrow from this? Similar idea
This makes me want to watch the film The Fly.
The insect sounds and illustartions give me the heebie jeebies
ur da best
Gregor is resonated in Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman, the tragic hero of materialistic modern society, where one is no longer valuable when one stops giving benefits. A bleak picture indeed,
If you are having a hard time watching it because he is a bit over the top watch it on .75. /:)
That's what I had to do :/
I did 1.25
amazing, but the bug noises scare me everytime
His name is not Graygore, it's Gregor, like Gregory, (Gre-goor, or Gre-gor.
Graygore
@@lawnchair7362 oop- gay gore sounds very disturbing
You are wrong. The narrator is right
@@soulreaperichig0 Um hi, I'm a person born and raised in Prague who speaks Czech, just like Kafka, who also studied German, just like Kafka, and now studies linguistics and Czech literature. This book was written in German by a person who spoke Czech. There is no reason why Kafka, who lived in Prague and therefore spoke Czech and German his whole life, would go out of his way to name his character a regular German name, but with American pronunciation. Zero chance. It's pronounced Gregor, not Graygor.
@@ninavinterova9875 You're probably right. But for the English speaking world, it's always been pronounced Graygor. The pronunciation of the names usually changes due to accents and dialects. For instance, I'm sure Czech speakers won't be pronouncing Chekov's characters properly. What's the point of nitpicking?
Good luck in your exams
Look at aaall those critics
Great presentation... however, the bug noices were very annoying and unnecessary
Agreed
wait but i loved them
Ballade 4 😍😍😍😍
Gregor was a victim at hands of his family
I had a completely different interpretation of metamorphoses.
Imagine the story from this lens: Gregory, alienated by modernity, dissapears without a trace.
The family greive for their son but feel helpless. Greta, leaves meals for Gregory in the hopes he might return but in reality a mere cockroach snacks on it.
Greta begins to associate this cockroach with Gregory and her parents, seeing the consolation this provides, allow it to happen and go on to the point where they buy into this Beleif as well. It is as though she has put hallucinative qualities onto this cockroach. If Gregory's metamorphis is real or not it does matter, it shows the power of greif against rationalism. The cockroach views it all but only by some figment of the imagination did it become Gregory. It just witnessed the events. In the end the cockroach dies and with it, any association with their lost son. They can now move on and chase a brighter future.
Your "interpretation" sounds more like a fan-fictional rewritten version of the story just to fit your personal narrative of the world around you.
@@vn88ttt guess I was just entertaining the idea, it's an interesting perspective though
@@lachlandonaldson8378 yeah no, I like your perspective
@@vn88ttt congrats, you found the definition of interpretation.
@@ricky2319 such a shallow definition of interpretation. Maybe shallow human beings should be able to teach humanity at this point. Oh wait...
🙏🙏
maybe the beetle was just gregors fursona
Hard for me not to read this as tinged with Kafka's alienation from society based upon his Jewishness. Vermin was a classic anti-Semitic trope, and being a business traveler symbolized Jewish wanderings. And in the end, everyone is happiest when the "pest" is finally eliminated
Its his fault for turning into a hideous bug monster.
Anyone else here because of Valefisk memes?
Why the insect noises bro
It wasn't that sort of muff.
Why are you narrating it like it’s a sport bloopers show?
Kafka isn’t just critiquing modern life and work, he is critiquing capitalism. I’m not sure why Course Hero feels the need to dance around Kafka’s use of a Marxist critique of capitalism as being alienating.
Very nice video :) and ur cute
Enjoyable video but the narrator is so jarring and forceful, chill out man
Kizzy, you need to chill. Maybe you have by now. Cheers!
Maybe that's how Americans present information? As a European, it feels forced to me, but it's normal for others.
This video is probably fine, but I just have to dislike it for the disgusting, ear-grading sounds added to every scene Gregor is in. Please refrain from using (and then re-using at nauseum) these sort of sound effects, even if this video is old.
Adam and eve didn't eat a apple. it was just a fruit. general
Dude is a little too into this
Don’t use the bug noises while you are narrating
Ruined it with those damn bug noises.
Why are you shouting? Christ
Why’re you talking like you’re coaching a little league team. Just stop
why are you talking like you wanna inform everyone about how rude you are. just stop. also if you didn't like it then click off or be thankful that someone was willing to explain this book.
The man who is speaking have an annoying way of speak talking fast and tone that doesn't match the atmosphere of the story .... Plus he barely went to the depth of the story and what lies behind of a human nature .... I couldn't continue listening
talking normally would’ve been much more effective
Jesus Christ is King
Why do you need to scream like a cartoon character
Really annoying
TheBearJew Because nobody wants to listen to a monotone presentation, you knob.
@@williamt6102 You can make a presentation entertaining without screaming like a cartoon character.
TheBearJew why do YOU need to scream like a rude and entitled brat? hmm i guess we all have our difference