![]() ![]() He felt that his family was too dependent on him. But he said to himself, “Besides, I have to provide for my parents and my sister. For so long he wanted to quit his work because he wasn’t happy with it. At first, he was the only working member of the family, and his job was very important the whole future of Gregor and his family depended on it (p.84). Gregor was very important to the family’s welfare. There was a lack of communication that existed throughout the story that revealed how unappreciated they were of Gregor and his sister, who was on her way towards becoming like her brother. His mother and father created him and were the driving force behind his physical change. The purpose of his existence was to serve his family. ![]() His family depended on him for their happiness. What else could he be? Even after his death, it is obvious that Gregor was there for a cause. From the beginning, we see that a young, hard working, man, Gregor, has turned into a bug, and as the story continues, one can see that he was much more than an insect. Kafka wrote in a fashion that would allow a reader to interpret the story in a way that may be different each time it is read. The story of The Metamorphosis is one that is very subtle and very delicate. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Here are 10 psychological thriller books like Sharp Objects that will take you on an exhilarating ride. Whether you were a fan of the book or the TV adaptation, you may be craving a fresh read that’s as intriguing and twisty as Flynn’s narrative, and we’ve got you covered with this list of books like Sharp Objects. While the novel didn’t experience the same level of mega success that Gone Girl has, there was a lot of renewed interest in the title when HBO picked up the rights for a miniseries starring Amy Adams. For years, she has barely spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother, or her beautiful but spoiled 13-year-old sister.īut now, from her childhood home, Camille realizes she must face the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story-and survive her homecoming. ![]() When two preteen girls are murdered in her hometown, Camille is asked to cover the story. 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She restages scenes from that “little Jewish play”- The God of Vengeance, penned in 1906 by Polish Yiddish playwright Sholem Asch (1880–1957)-and she crafts back-story scenes to show how Asch’s play was created, how it experienced triumphs and failures, and why it is worthy of being included among works by the twentieth century’s most pioneering writers. 1 They compose a minyan, or quorum, required by Jewish law before a worship service can begin.Īs the stage lights brighten, this ghostly minyan announces they will perform multiple roles-Yiddish writers, actors, producers, a stage manager, a husband and wife, a rabbi, and lesbian lovers-to share a “true story of a little Jewish play.”Īwarding-winning playwright Paula Vogel structures Indecent as a play-within-a-play. ![]() At a performance of Paula Vogel’s one-act play Indecent, as the audience enters the auditorium, 10 men and women seated onstage appear as apparitions-some holding instruments, some wearing fedoras, all dressed in funereal sackcloth. ![]() ![]() "Young female friendship is romance without the physical"īut it’s not always rosy. 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