He was unknown before his death, and after his death, he was worshipped, and in the camp of writers, the great writer Kafka was one of them. Although his works are few and largely unpublished during his lifetime, time is an important measure of the greatness of writers and works, kafka and his works have withstood the test, of which "Metamorphosis" is his most important novel, the text is absurd and humorous, containing a variety of alienating themes, the connotation is directly striking, and it has been loved by generations of readers. Today, we will analyze the artistic charm of Kafka's masterpiece "Metamorphosis", savor these ten aphorisms, enter the spiritual world of the work and the author, and believe that you will be touched.
Kafka has an identity in the history of literature, he is the founder and founder of the modernist novel, as the child of a rich Jewish businessman, why did he embark on the path of literature? Mainly because of Kafka's despair and pessimism about life and the world, he decided to pick up the pen and make writing his spiritual salvation, more bluntly, writing as a part of his life. Kafka is a purest writer, all generations of readers and writers have loved Kafka, the great Argentine writer Borges believes that Kafka is unique; The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami created a novel named after Kafka, "Kafka by the Sea". Some well-known writers on the mainland, such as Residual Snow, Yu Hua, and so on, all loved Kafka.
"Metamorphosis" is Kafka's most well-known work, this novel is included in the textbooks of mainland high schools and universities, which can be seen in the recognition of this novel in China. The novel Metamorphosis combines the absurd and humorous styles, and the theme is alienated, which has a direct impact on all genres of modernism. The novel depicts a story of people turning into worms, sad and absurd, the connotation is sad, and sadness represents the sadness of the selfish and indifferent human heart; the story is absurd, and the absurd represents the sad human beings in an absurd world, and strives to show the mental state of modern people who have lost themselves and struggled in despair. It is said that Marquez, the nobel laureate in literature, was able to complete his first novel, "The Third Helplessness", because he watched "Metamorphosis".
Symbolism is frequently used in the novel Metamorphosis, where real life is combined with absurd plots to depict an allegorical and illusory world, and this world constructed in words symbolizes the real world. Kafka's use of symbolism to expose problems, to reveal the darkness of society and the pressures, burdens and deeper human distortions of the spirit caused by society, is the real purpose of his frequent use of symbolism. In addition, the virtual world outlined through imagery can convey the authenticity of the real world to the world, and the detailed description is indispensable. Kafka is a master in the handling of details, he uses words to restore the common characteristics and endings of the people at the bottom under the dark and sad era, deeply and meticulously depicts the realism of life, and the details are described properly, just right, and admirable.
It is worth mentioning that the writing method of "Metamorphosis" has obvious autobiographical color, Kafka examines the plot of the novel from the perspective of a bystander, and the subjective emotion is expressed in an objective narrative, so that the novel reflects a cold and simple fresh style. In addition, it is difficult to see an adjective, a metaphor, an analogy and other words in the novel, and this narrative style fills his work with greater capacity and increases the grayness and mystery of the novel. It has to be said that the protagonist in the novel is actually the shadow of Kafka's life, and digging into the heart of the character is also the pouring out of the inner fluctuations of the self, so the reader can deeply spy on Kafka's mood, state of mind, thoughts and so on when creating this novel.
Kafka's philosophical view is also reflected in the Metamorphosis. The plot of "human becoming a worm" can explain the author's subconscious "resistance" psychology, and in a philosophical sense, sharply questions the value of human existence. On the one hand, Kafka discussed life, but in reality, he believed that man could not control his own destiny, could not control the right to choose his destiny, and in the social environment of the rapid development of industry at that time, he believed that the existence of man was negative and passive. In short, the spirit of "resistance" occupies the philosophical view of "Metamorphosis", and the class contradiction makes the author wandering, uneasy and desperate, and he criticizes the oppression and destruction of human beings by society, making its spirit of resistance more and more intense.
A seemingly absurd novel that gives mankind a profound warning and enlightenment, and the novel "Metamorphosis" can be called great. Kafka uses a unique perspective, cold language characteristics, absurd and practical combination techniques, to bloom kafka's own literary and artistic characteristics. Reading the novel "Metamorphosis" and Kafka's other novels, you need to taste it carefully, and you need to study and think deeply, so that you can understand the author's heart and understand the author's philosophical view, which is also a major feature of Kafka's works!
Conclude with the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Elias Canetti's evaluation of Kafka's Metamorphosis, a work he could not surpass, because nothing could surpass Metamorphosis, the great and perfect work of the century.