Problem 1: Read Parts I and II of Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Record your responses to the following questions in your reader response journal. Be sure to copy each question into your reader response journal and record your response underneath.
a. What did you like about the text?
b. What did you dislike about the text?
c. What do you learn about Gregor and the other characters?
d. What passages do you find especially striking as examples of the author's style?
e. What passages seem suggestive of theme, tone, or symbol?
f. How does Kafka create suspense in the novella?
g. What question(s) do you have about what you read?
Problem 2. After reading the article ("Franz Kafka: Google Doodle Honors Author of 'The Metamorphosis.'" by Matthew Shaer.), record your answers to the following questions in your reader response journal. Be sure to copy each question into your reader response journal and record your response underneath.
a. What additional features of the historical context does this article discuss?
Consider the quote at the end of the article as you answer the following questions:
b. Do you think twentieth-century people were more likely to be "trapped" than previous generations of people were?
c. What effect does it have on people's lives when they describe themselves as trapped?
d. How does this quote from the article shape your understanding of the story? Provide textual details in your response.