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Kafka The Metamorphosis

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  • At the end of the story, the Samsas think it is time for Grete to do this
    marry
  • A key question for existentialists
    What was I made for? What is the purpose of (my) life?
  • Gregor's mother reacts this way when she 1st sees him
    she faints
  • Gregor's absence from work looks suspicious because
    he's never been out sick before
  • Kafka is part of this 19th and 20th-century philosophical movement.
    existentialism
  • Gregor’s boss accuses him of this
    stealing
  • Why can't Gregor's mother work?
    She has asthma
  • What decorative item does Gregor save in his room?
    a picture frame
  • Gregor uses this to hide from his sister
    a sheet
  • Who is the first to see that Gregor has been transformed into an insect?
    Gregor's father
  • This draws Gregor out of the bedroom
    Greta playing violin
  • According to the servant, the type of insect Gregor has become
    a dung beetle
  • Focusses on the condition of human existence ,the meaning or purpose of life
    existentialism
  • Why Gregor can't communicate with his family
    his voice is no longer human
  • What company makes Barbie?
    Mattel
  • Where does Ken live when he takes over Barbieland?
    the mojo dojo casa house
  • What was Gregor’s secret dream?
    send his sister to the conservatory to study music
  • character who takes Gregor for what he is
    cleaning lady
  • Grete believes Gregor has died from this
    starvation
  • Gregor Samsa's occupation
    traveling salesman
  • Who discovers Gregor’s dead body
    cleaning woman
  • Why does Grete run out of the apartment in Part One?
    to get a doctor
  • The father usually reads this out loud
    the newspaper
  • Grogor's sister feeds hm this kind of food
    spoiled
  • Who is the creator of Barbie?
    Ruth Handler
  • When Grogor does no go to work, he looks for him
    the chief clerk
  • A key question for existentialists
    What was I made for? What is the purpose of (my) life?
  • The father of existentialism
    Soren Kirkegaard
  • Russian novelist with existential views
    Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • Franz Kafka's father wanted him to do this instead of being a writer
    salesman/family business
  • What does Grete do first every time she enters Gregor’s room?
    Runs to the window and breathes deeply
  • How many tenants are staying with the Samsas?
    3
  • Gregor's father injures him with this
    an apple
  • ridiculous or wildly unreasonable - tone in metamorphosis
    absurd
  • symbolizes Gregor's isolation
    apple
  • What does Gregor think about when he first wakes up?
    work
  • What is Gregor Samsa transformed into?
    A giant insect
  • Kafka was from this country
    Germany