http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).05
10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).05
Published : Sep 2023
Modernistic Perspective on Kafka's Metamorphosis
This study explores Kafka's "Metamorphosis" using a modernistic lens. The study employs a qualitative method, analyzing textual lines through the ideas of modernism presented by Berry (1995). Findings reveal that Kafka employed experimental writing techniques of symbolism and stream of consciousness to depict elements of hope and the human connection with himself. Moreover, "Metamorphosis" contains modernistic themes of dehumanization, existential crisis, fear, violence, and absurdity. All these themes signify the degradation of Samsa to the extent that he ultimately meets his death. This study paves the way for academia to perceive literature in a broader sense rather than confining it to a single lens of interpretation.
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Alienation, Dehumanization, Existential Crisis, Metamorphosis, Symbolism, Stream of Consciousness
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(1) Muhammad Hasnain
MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muzaffar Qadar
Lecturer, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Mubashir
Graduate, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.