Nora Ismail World literature 2b 5/19/04 Period 3 <Tab/>The Metamorphosis<Tab/>Word count: 1,198 In the novel, The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, the author uses the omniscient narrator along with the structure of the book to reflect Gregor's feelings through passive aggression. The narrator does not see and report things from Gregor's standpoint, making the limited narrator not very reliable. Having the story in a third person point of …showed first 75 words of 1233 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1233 total…Gregor's wish for his family's acceptance of him as he currently lives. He also asks posing the negative word "Nay?" because he does not really expect an immediate positive reaction from his family. The reader understands the speaker of the dramatic monologue by sympathizing with him and yet remaining aware of the moral judgment we have suspended for the sake of understanding. Bibliography: Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. Bantam Books, Translation Copyright (c) 1972, by Stanley Corngold.