Kafka Quiz

1. Connect the Ordinary World and the Call to Adventure to your reading of Book 1 of _The Metamorphosis_ Explain the connection.


In Book 1 of The Metamorphosis, Gregor wakes up and is not his self. He realizes he has turned into a monstrous vermin. Throughout the story he talks about how it was before he ended up this way and how he wishes he could just go back to the way it used to be. This stage of his life is the 'Ordinary World' where everything is how he knows it and it's what he knows up until the point he is turned into a big. It is his 'Call to Adventure' hen Gregor has to struggle to get out of bed, use his new legs to walk, and open the door. He had to learn to walk on his new legs and find a way to get off the bed and to the door to open it.

2. Are there any social issues being critiqued in the story? How does "The Red Scare" relate to Kafka's work?

The social issues being critiqued in the story are economics, labor, and poverty. Gregor was living with his parents to go to work every day and help support his family. He has never missed a day of work his parents were suspicious when he was late.
When ww2 was over people were left without jobs and caused economic difficulties during the red scare. Americans were afraid that the communists were going to take over America. This relates to the metamorphosis because Gregor and his parents, as well as his boss, believe that this new life as a bug will take over his life and he will not be able to work again and help provide for his family.


3. What does Gregor turn into in the story?

Gregor turns into an insect.