Metamorphosis and Heart of Darkness :: Literary Analysis, Kafka, Conrad

Although both Joseph Conrad and Franz Kafka distance their protagonists from established society to represent the shallowness of mankind, Kafka does so through internal changes whereas Conrad creates extraneous changes. In Heart of Darkness, Conrad removes Marlow from accepted society to show how challenges man suffers through to populate on their own with the superficiality surrounding them. Kafka exiles Gregor in Metamorphosis to discuss the ignorance people have for others physically and mentally different from themselves through Gregors conversion and the isolation he endures. Both authors transit their main character into a unfermented environment, and combine the new environments with different behaviors to live with.Conrads shifting shot introduces new environments and attitudes for Marlow to cope with. Marlow begins the novel in a narrow and derelict street in deep shadow, with high houses, innumerable windows with venetian blinds, a light silence, grass sprouting rig ht and left, and immense double doors standing ponderously ajar (Conrad 45). Nearly all of the surroundings have intimidating connotations, which surprisingly skin Marlow into a comfortably safe and secure standing. Marlow notices the map in the office, and examines it to discern just where his travels will take him. After observing the map, he points out that he was not tone ending to the points of Africa that seem welcoming but he was going into the yellow. Dead in the centre. And the river was there fascinating deadly like a ophidian (45). He already realizes he will have trouble transitioning into the new environment, being surrounded by what seems like death. Be generate Marlow grows accustomed to the urbanized streets of Brussels, the difficulty of the transition to the Congo develops exponentially. Before Marlow knows it, he travels to a land with trees, tress, millions of trees, massive, immense, running up high and they made him feel very small, very lost (75). Marlo w, already discerning of the change to the Congo, shows his loss of confidence in his new environment.Conrad changes the environment to cause his protagonist struggles, and Kafka does the same but through internal contrasts. Kafkas transformation of Gregor into a disgusting vermin causes doubt within him. These doubts place his family in a position where they lose any love and care they ever had in their son. On what should have been a normal morning, Gregor awoke and found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin (Kafka 3). Gregors surreal transformation forces him to doubt and deny anything happening rough him.Metamorphosis and Heart of Darkness Literary Analysis, Kafka, ConradAlthough both Joseph Conrad and Franz Kafka distance their protagonists from conventional society to represent the shallowness of mankind, Kafka does so through internal changes whereas Conrad creates external changes. In Heart of Darkness, Conrad removes Marlow from accepted society to show h ow challenges man suffers through to survive on their own with the superficiality surrounding them. Kafka exiles Gregor in Metamorphosis to demonstrate the ignorance people have for others physically and mentally different from themselves through Gregors transformation and the isolation he endures. Both authors transition their main character into a new environment, and combine the new environments with different behaviors to live with.Conrads shifting setting introduces new environments and attitudes for Marlow to cope with. Marlow begins the novel in a narrow and deserted street in deep shadow, with high houses, innumerable windows with venetian blinds, a dead silence, grass sprouting right and left, and immense double doors standing ponderously ajar (Conrad 45). Nearly all of the surroundings have intimidating connotations, which surprisingly fight Marlow into a comfortably safe and secure standing. Marlow notices the map in the office, and examines it to see just where his trave ls will take him. After observing the map, he points out that he was not going to the points of Africa that seem welcoming but he was going into the yellow. Dead in the centre. And the river was there fascinating deadly like a snake (45). He already realizes he will have trouble transitioning into the new environment, being surrounded by what seems like death. Because Marlow grows accustomed to the urbanized streets of Brussels, the difficulty of the transition to the Congo develops exponentially. Before Marlow knows it, he travels to a land with trees, tress, millions of trees, massive, immense, running up high and they made him feel very small, very lost (75). Marlow, already apprehensive of the change to the Congo, shows his loss of confidence in his new environment.Conrad changes the environment to cause his protagonist struggles, and Kafka does the same but through internal contrasts. Kafkas transformation of Gregor into a disgusting vermin causes doubt within him. These dou bts place his family in a position where they lose any love and care they ever had in their son. On what should have been a normal morning, Gregor awoke and found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin (Kafka 3). Gregors surreal transformation forces him to doubt and deny anything happening around him.