tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post4698266935105148483..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: St. GregorMrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-34443710500616428862012-01-28T23:58:22.923-06:002012-01-28T23:58:22.923-06:00I agree with Meredith, I almost tested up in that ...I agree with Meredith, I almost tested up in that part. Gregor is so sweet and such a martyr that he is willing to give up his life for his sister and families well beingMalloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949461544938544945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-11891566836784123692012-01-28T23:45:09.375-06:002012-01-28T23:45:09.375-06:00I agree, this story is kind of depressing. it seem...I agree, this story is kind of depressing. it seems nihilist to me because his life becomes pointless. and the fact that it's do exaggerated makes me think that even more. luckily this is not a true storyParkerChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954111548218643434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-76451824933537613852012-01-28T17:48:24.328-06:002012-01-28T17:48:24.328-06:00I think that Gregor was definitely working for the...I think that Gregor was definitely working for the best interest of his family. But just because it's literature doesn't mean everything relates back to Jesus. In fact, Kafka was Jewish and there are many more Jewish connections than Christian ones. Google says that in many of Kafka's other works there are almost direct references to Jewish mysticism and the Torah. We too often think any martyr-like person is automatically a reference to Jesus.Ravin Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205426510739560010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-66391477411833336692012-01-28T17:33:49.817-06:002012-01-28T17:33:49.817-06:00I also found that Gregor was very Christ-like and ...I also found that Gregor was very Christ-like and displayed many qualities of a saint. <br /><br />However, I googled Nabokov's lecture and he says, Before starting to talk of "The Metamorphosis,"I want to dismiss completely Max Brod's opinion that the category of sainthood, not that of literature, is the only one that can be applied to the understanding of Kafka's writings. Kafka was first of all an artist, and although it may be maintained that every artist is a manner of saint (I feel that very clearly myself), I do not think that any religious implications can be read into Kafka's genius."Christine Catinishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988912740791725983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-67651698704812528872012-01-28T12:17:06.466-06:002012-01-28T12:17:06.466-06:00I definitly agree that Gregor has saint-like quali...I definitly agree that Gregor has saint-like qualities. I think that the throwing of the apples is similiar to when people threw stones at Jesus. I think it makes sense that Gregor was the one turned into a bug because this forced the family to get out of their laziness and actually have to work like regular people.alybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507543304546945675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-41170004553092471522012-01-26T00:09:55.032-06:002012-01-26T00:09:55.032-06:00After watching the video in class today, I would l...After watching the video in class today, I would like to add that I can grasp the similarities between Christ and Gregor. Also, I want to point out that I think that perhaps turning Gregor into an insect was a way of punishing the family rather than Gregor. Whereas Gregor seemed to look on the bright side of things, the family, who had been mooching off of him, had to shape up and get jobs after his transformation. Just a thought.merehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743066403254993206noreply@blogger.com