Comparative Essay World Literature I Analysis of the...

Franz Kafka, in his novella â€Å"The Metamorphosis†, and Harry Mulisch, in his novel The Assault, uses dark, lonely diction and imagery to create the isolation within the protagonists. The setting symbolizes how the protagonist’s isolation continues to enlarge throughout the book. At the beginning of both the novels, the setting is more open and light, which is compared to the characters’ isolation that is less bordered and complex. As the settings grow smaller and the characters become lonelier, Anton and Gregor’s isolation become more pronounced. Gregor is gradually becoming isolated by his family causing his transformation to progress rapidly, while Anton’s family is growing, but his isolation is conflicted upon himself, causing the setting†¦show more content†¦Similarly, the setting in The Assault also expressed Anton’s isolation as he moved from city to city, but is trapped within his own self-conscious as the memories of his past gradually keeps coming back to him as he tries to keep a normal life. At the beginning of the novel, Anton is taken away from his family by Nazis who have invaded their home, causing the base of Anton’s isolation. After Anton is taken from his home, he is sent to a jail where he meets a mysterious woman. As he recalls his past events with the woman, he is starting to shut down his ability to share his memories with other people, comparing to the setting that shows â€Å"darkness filled [with] black water† (Mulisch 32), representing the beginning of Anton’s isolation. Later in the story, Anton settles into his aunt and uncle’s home and begins his new life as a medical student. He returns to Haarlem where â€Å"he wanted to say goodbye once and for all† (Mulisch 61). Anton comes across an embankment, symbolizing his limitations, where he gazes across to his old home. Anton adds to his isolation as he â€Å"jerk[s] his face away from the water, in the other direction’ (Mulisch 76), further burying his past memories deep inside him as he can’t face the painful memories that lie ahead. As Anton grows older, he begins to push every bad memory aside and tries to forget about them, thus creating an abundance of built up issues. While his family and homes grow, his isolation continues to growShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesLinda Shopes, eds., Oral History and Public Memories Tiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Read MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagesthought-provoking, witty and highly relevant for understanding contemporary organizational dilemmas. The book engages in an imaginative way with a wealth of organizational concepts and theories as well as provides insightful examples from the practical world of organizations. The authors’ sound scholarship and transparent style of writing set the book apart, making it an ingenious read which invites reflexivity, criticalness and plurality of opinion from the audience. This is a book that will become aRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 Pages4 Projects and programs (.2) 2.1 The project life cycle (.2.3) App. G.1 The project manager App. G.7 Political and social environments F.1 Integration of project management processes [3.1] 6.5.2 Setting a schedule baseline [8.1.4] 6.5.3.1 Setting a resource schedule 6.5.2.4 Resource leveling 7.2 Setting a cost and time baseline schedule ( 1.3.5) [8.1.3] 6.5.2.3 Critical chain method Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Reducing Project Duration Leadership Chapter 2 Organization Strategy and Project Selection