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Kafka, Franz.
The Metamorphosis.
Translated by Stanley Corngold. New York: Bantam, 1972. (1915)Slide2
Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. Translated by Stanley Corngold. New York: Bantam, 1972. (1915
)
When
Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a
monstrous vermin
. He was lying on his back as hard as armor plate, and when he lifted his head a little, he
saw
his vaulted brown
belly, sectioned by arch-shaped ribs, to whose dome the cover, about to slide off completely,
could barely cling
. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, were waving helplessly
before
his eyes
.
“What’s
happened to me?” he thought. It was no dream. His room, a regular human room, only a little on
the
small side
, lay quiet between the four familiar walls. Over the table, on which an unpacked line of fabric samples
was all spread
out--Samsa was a traveling salesman--hung the picture which he had recently cut out of a glossy
m
agazine and
lodged in a pretty gilt frame. It showed a lady done up in a fur hat and a fur boa, sitting upright
and
raising up against
the viewer a heavy fur muff in which her whole forearm had
disappeared.
Gregor’s
eyes then turned to the window, and the overcast weather--he could hear raindrops hitting against
the
metal
window ledge--completely depressed him. “How about going back to sleep for a few minutes
and forgetting
all
this nonsense,” he thought, but that was completely impracticable, since he was used to sleeping on his right
side and
in his present state could not get into that position. No matter how hard he threw himself onto his right
side
,
he always
rocked onto his back again. He must have tried it a hundred times, closing his eyes so as not to
have
to see
his squirming
legs, and stopped only when he began to feel a slight, dull pain in his side, which he had
never
felt before.Slide3
Guided Highlighted Reading for The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka
Vocabulary
In line 1, highlight the word that means shaken or weakened.
In line 2, highlight the word that means a
noxious,
objectionable,
or
disgusting
animal.
In line 9, highlight the word that describes what type of frame was gold in color.
In line 9, highlight the word that means a scarf or stole of feathers, fur, or fabric
In line 10, highlight the word that is the name for a covering for the hands.
In line 13, highlight the word that means
incapable
of
being
put
into
practice.Slide4
Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. Translated by Stanley Corngold. New York: Bantam, 1972. (1915
)
When
Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from
unsettling
dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a
monstrous
vermin
. He was lying on his back as hard as armor plate, and when he lifted his head a little, he
saw
his vaulted brown
belly, sectioned by arch-shaped ribs, to whose dome the cover, about to slide off completely,
could barely cling
. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, were waving helplessly
before
his eyes
.
“What’s
happened to me?” he thought. It was no dream. His room, a regular human room, only a little on
the
small side
, lay quiet between the four familiar walls. Over the table, on which an unpacked line of fabric samples
was all spread
out--Samsa was a traveling salesman--hung the picture which he had recently cut out of a glossy
m
agazine and
lodged in a pretty
gilt
frame. It showed a lady done up in a fur hat and a fur
boa
, sitting upright
and
raising up against
the viewer a heavy fur
muff
in which her whole forearm had
disappeared.
Gregor’s
eyes then turned to the window, and the overcast weather--he could hear raindrops hitting against
the
metal
window ledge--completely depressed him. “How about going back to sleep for a few minutes
and forgetting
all
this nonsense,” he thought, but that was completely
impracticable,
since he was used to sleeping on his right
side and
in his present state could not get into that position. No matter how hard he threw himself onto his right
side
,
he always
rocked onto his back again. He must have tried it a hundred times, closing his eyes so as not to
have
to see
his squirming
legs, and stopped only when he began to feel a slight, dull pain in his side, which he had
never
felt before.Slide5
GHR for Summary
In lines 1 and 2, highlight what Gregor Samsa finds has happened to him when he woke up.
In lines 2 – 5, highlight the words that describe what Gregor Samsa has become.
In lines 6 highlight the words that describe his room.
In line 7, highlight what was setting on the table.
In line 8, highlight the words that describe Samsa’s job.
In lines 9 and 10, highlight the words that describe the lady in the pretty gilt frame.
In line 12, highlight the words that describe how Gregor felt hearing the raindrops against the metal window ledge.
In lines 12-14, highlight why Gregor could not sleep on his right side.
In lines 14 – 15, highlight what Gregor tried to do that did not work.
In line 15, highlight how many time Gregor must have tried to turn over.
In lines 15 and 16, highlight why Gregor closed his eyes.
In line 16, highlight what Gregor felt that he’d not felt before. Slide6
Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. Translated by Stanley Corngold. New York: Bantam, 1972. (1915
)
When
Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams,
he found himself changed in his bed into a
2.
monstrous vermin
. He was lying on his
back as hard as armor plate
, and when he lifted his head a little, he
saw
his
vaulted brown belly
, sectioned by
arch-shaped ribs
, to whose dome the cover, about to slide off completely,
4. could barely cling
. His
many legs
, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, were waving helplessly
5. before
his eyes
.
“What’s
happened to me?” he thought. It was no dream. His room, a regular human room, only a little on
the
7. small side
, lay quiet between the four familiar walls. Over the table, on which
an unpacked line of fabric samples
8. was all spread
out--Samsa was
a traveling salesman-
-hung the picture which he had recently cut out of a glossy
9. magazine and
lodged in a pretty gilt frame. It showed a lady done up in
a fur hat and a fur boa
,
sitting upright
and
10. raising up against
the viewer
a heavy fur muff
in which her whole forearm had
disappeared.
Gregor’s
eyes then turned to the window, and the overcast weather--he could hear raindrops hitting against
the
metal
window ledge--
completely depressed him
. “How about going back to sleep for a few minutes
and forgetting
all
this nonsense,” he thought, but that was completely impracticable, since
he was used to sleeping on his right
14.
side and
in his present state could not get into that position
. No matter how hard he threw himself onto his right
15. side
,
he always
rocked onto his back again. He must have tried it a
hundred times
, closing his eyes
so as not to
have
16.
to see
his squirming
legs
, and stopped only when he began to feel
a slight, dull pain in his side
, which he had
never
17.
felt before.Slide7
On the lines provided on the back of the text, write a 1-4 line summary of what you learned from the text you’ve just read and highlighted. You may refer back to the text as necessary.Slide8
GHR for Writer’s Craft
In line 1, highlight the author’s words that are a foreshadowing that something is not right.
In lines 2 -5, highlight the words the author uses to describe Gregor’s situation.
A rhetorical question is a question to which no answer is required. In line 6, highlight the rhetorical question Gregor asks himself.
In lines 8 and 9, highlight the words, related to the picture described in lines 9 and 10, that tell us the origin of the picture.
In lines 12 and 13, highlight the words the author uses that has Gregor tell us that he does not accept the reality of his situation.
In lines 14 – 17, highlight how the author describes Gregor’s difficult situation and frustration. Slide9
Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. Translated by Stanley Corngold. New York: Bantam, 1972. (1915
)
When
Gregor Samsa
woke up one morning from unsettling dreams
, he found himself changed in his bed into a
monstrous vermin
. He was
lying on his back
as hard as armor plate, and
when he lifted his head a little, he
saw
3.
his vaulted brown
belly
,
sectioned by arch-shaped ribs
, to whose dome the cover, about to slide off completely,
4.
could barely cling
. His
many legs
, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him,
were waving helplessly
5. before
his eyes
.
6
“What’s
happened to me?”
he thought. It was no dream. His room, a regular human room, only a little on
the
7. small side
, lay quiet between the four familiar walls. Over the table, on which an unpacked line of fabric samples
8. was all spread
out--Samsa was a traveling salesman--hung the picture
which he had recently cut out of a glossy
9.
magazine
and
lodged in a pretty gilt frame. It showed a lady done up in a fur hat and a fur boa, sitting upright
and
10. raising up against
the viewer a heavy fur muff in which her whole forearm had
disappeared.
Gregor’s
eyes then turned to the window, and the overcast weather--he could hear raindrops hitting against
the
metal
window ledge--completely depressed him.
“How about going back to sleep for a few minutes
and forgetting
13.
all
this nonsense,” he thought
, but that was completely impracticable, since he was used to sleeping on his right
14. side and
in his present state could not get into that position.
No matter how hard he threw himself onto his right
15.
side
,
he always
rocked onto his back again. He must have tried it a hundred times
, closing his eyes so as not to
have
16.
to see
his squirming
legs, and
stopped only when he began to feel a slight, dull pain in his side, which he had
never
17.
felt before.Slide10
Questions to consider for discussion…
In this excerpt from
The Metamorphosis
,
Gregor
, the protagonist, has been transformed from human to insect yet still has his human thoughts and emotions. How do think others will react to this transformation?
This metamorphosis has profoundly changed
Gregor
. How will he continue with his life from this point onwards?
The young woman in the picture that
Gregor
has taken from a magazine and framed appears to have some significance. What could it be?
If you were to awaken one morning to find that you had been transformed into something quite horrible, what would you do? How would you handle it? What would you expect from others, your family, friends, work colleagues?