Context, Absurdism, and Authorial Intent (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Quizzes
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In what year was The Metamorphosis published, and what literary genre does it exemplify?
In what year was The Metamorphosis published, and what literary genre does it exemplify?
1915, absurdist literature
What German term did Kafka use to describe Gregor's transformed state?
What German term did Kafka use to describe Gregor's transformed state?
Ungeheueres Ungeziefer
How does Kafka's absurdism differ from later existentialists like Camus and Sartre?
How does Kafka's absurdism differ from later existentialists like Camus and Sartre?
Presents stoic endurance w/out hope
What narrative principle operates in Kafkaesque absurdism regarding causality?
What narrative principle operates in Kafkaesque absurdism regarding causality?
Dream-logic w/ no causal explanation
Between which years did Kafka write The Metamorphosis in Prague?
Between which years did Kafka write The Metamorphosis in Prague?
1912 and 1915
What professional role did Kafka describe himself as, which informed the novella?
What professional role did Kafka describe himself as, which informed the novella?
Insurance drone
What happens when Gregor's father attacks him with apples?
What happens when Gregor's father attacks him with apples?
One lodges in his back as a memento
According to Kafka, what should a book be?
According to Kafka, what should a book be?
The axe for the frozen sea within us
What narrative technique does The Metamorphosis employ?
What narrative technique does The Metamorphosis employ?
Third-person limited narration
How does the family respond after Gregor's death?
How does the family respond after Gregor's death?
Take train trip & plan future renewal