Thanks for the quality!

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It's always a surprising experience when you realise "oh... so that's how you do it!” For decades I've been open doors with my mouth like Gregor Samsa in 'The Metamorphosis’ .... *cough* *cough*... Kafka joke anyone... No English majors online? Ahh forget it, you guys are no fun : BTW that’s one *quality moustache.

It's always a surprising experience when you realise "oh... so that's how you do it!” For decades I've been open doors with my mouth like Gregor Samsa in 'The Metamorphosis’ .... *cough* *cough*... Kafka joke anyone... No English majors online? Ahh forget it, you guys are no fun BTW that’s one *quality moustache.

>> ^quantumushroom:

Lord Jesus Christ, physician, teacher, searching for a way to promote the hidden strength that all humans have.
Then, an accidental overdose of holy radiation altered his body chemistry.
And now when Christ grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs.


Oh well done, well done indeed.

Lord Jesus Christ, physician, teacher, searching for a way to promote the hidden strength that all humans have.

Then, an accidental overdose of holy radiation altered his body chemistry.

And now when Christ grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs.

That's not what dark metamorphosis does.

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*quality

i just noticed.was away on a short vaca.
thanks my man =)

I'm from Latvia
Admittedly though, while Kafka in the curriculum was indeed a fact, our public education system is becoming a LOT less draconian these days (kids can actually choose NOT to have physics and chem in years 10-12 these days, which is very sad, actually), so I wouldn't be surprised if it had been substituted by local (lesser) authors by now. Then again, I was always a lit-nerd - all I did, age 3-10, was read, several hours' worth, every day. Then I discovered computers.

Also, one of the reasons I remember Kafka as "light reading" might be due to me taking on the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner and Ulysses around the same time

Btw, I didn't vote for the clip in question because of (I know, I'm always unpopular because of this-) Pink Floyd - I absolutely can't stand The Wall...

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Why would there be any frustration, especially for a Lit major? Metamorphosis is short, interesting and easy reading with quite unambiguous allegory and metaphors. Where I'm from, its analysis is in the 9/10th grade curriculum.

you read kafka in 9th grade?i remember reading steinbeck,j.d salinger and shakespeare.where did you go to school?albania?
i like kafka's short works of poems but his narratives lose me.my roomie was english lit,he was always complaining about kafka.my sentence structure alone should reveal that I was not the english lit person in question...sighs.
i never got into any of his other work.
i was the same with tolstoy and doesteyevsky.they bored me.
"metamorphosis" is pretty good,mix that with floyd and it was a winner to me.
the song and animation actually make this short verse more vibrant in my opinion.

should i remove that line?a co-worker of mine has her masters in english,and she too says that kafka was a pain in the ass.
she is from albania btw..pre-algebra in first grade..yeesh.
figured that was two that thought kafka was a royal pain.
im not exactly a kafka expert,but i like his poetry.
not my fave mind you,but i like.

In reply to this comment by EDD:
Why would there be any frustration, especially for a Lit major? Metamorphosis is short, interesting and easy reading with quite unambiguous allegory and metaphors. Where I'm from, its analysis is in the 9/10th grade curriculum.

you read kafka in 9th grade?i remember reading steinbeck,j.d salinger and shakespeare.where did you go to school?albania?
i like kafka's short works of poems but his narratives lose me.my roomie was english lit,he was always complaining about kafka.my sentence structure alone should reveal that I was not the english lit person in question...sighs.
i never got into any of his other work.
i was the same with tolstoy and doesteyevsky.they bored me.
"metamorphosis" is pretty good,mix that with floyd and it was a winner to me.
the song and animation actually make this short verse more vibrant in my opinion.

should i remove that line?a co-worker of mine has her masters in english,and she too says that kafka was a pain in the ass.
she is from albania btw..pre-algebra in first grade..yeesh.
figured that was two that thought kafka was a royal pain.
im not exactly a kafka expert,but i like his poetry.
not my fave mind you,but i like.

Why would there be any frustration, especially for a Lit major? Metamorphosis is short, interesting and easy reading with quite unambiguous allegory and metaphors. Where I'm from, its analysis is in the 9/10th grade curriculum.

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Kafka was Czech, not Polish.

And he certainly wasn't a philosopher, just a brilliant writer.


thanks for the clarification on kafka's place of birth,thought it was poland.
but i disagree with you in saying that kafka was not a philosopher.
aristotle,socrates,nicodemus,sun tzu?....no.
but are not all writers,and especially poets, constantly perfecting their craft in condensing the real,and unreal,into a concentrated vision of truth?
they gaze unblinking at the void and expose their souls for all to admire...or admonish.
that, my friend, takes courage few have.
is that not..
in essence..
the very core of philosophy?
before you can think..you must LOOK..
before you can FEEL..you must experience..
we all are tiny gods in our own way.
petty philosophers tinkering with the creation that is our life.
but the greats...
neitzsche,hegel,jung,tielhard etc etc,
ah..they had BALLS.
they stared into the abyss unflinching.
sighs..
i wax melodramitic here..
but i cant help it.
kafka's poetry is infuriatingly obtuse at times,but his genius in rare moments cannot be denied.
but to be honest...
it's J Keats who always makes my feeble attempts appear small,fragile and
a stunning tribute to pure hackery.
that man WAS poetry.
interesting that both kafka and keats died of consumption.
in any case..
thank you my friend for setting me straight,
and allowing an old man to babble about his heroes.
till next time..
namaste.

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BlueGW, I think you're overlooking the fact that the same mind with the same views and mindset created this film. It's surrealist film, and if you actually study the paintings, you'll recognize a lot of imagery, symbolism, and ideas... the ants, for example, appear in a lot of his work, including two of the most famous paintings, Persistence of Memory and Metamorphosis of Narcissus. These paintings were initially received with the same knee-jerk reaction you're giving here. Further, if you look at Persistence of Memory, you'll find that central to the piece is a "psycho mutilation" of a face.

I saw this on DVD for the first time a few days ago (right after watching Mulholland Drive - yikes) and I'll admit it blew my mind (which, admittedly, was blown already by the previous film.) That said, even in our overwhelmed state, two of my friends quickly commented "my dreams are like this. well, not with the dead horse pianos, but with the completely random nonsensical happenings that seem to make perfect sense."

As for the ants, I think they typically symbolize decay. And the eyeball, I believe they used a cow eye for that shot. I cringe remembering it.

Next up: L'Age D'Or

I was the quintessential ugly duckling. The metamorphosis was happened quickly, during my 16th summer: I got my braces off, got boobs, threw away my glasses and did a complete hair and makeup switch. My dad was Overseas on business for 6 weeks and didn't recognize me in the airport. The kids at school went nuts. It kind of pissed me off that I only getting attention because of the way I looked, so I played up the beauty queen crap for most of the next ten years, taking my looks wherever they'd lead...a couple of modeling jobs, sex-kitten roles in school or community theater. Lot's of boyfriends and careless behavior.

So...as it turns out, I'm seeing more of that ugly duckling these days. I'm closing in on 50. They say 'beauty is fleeting' and I'm on the other side again. This time I don't thnk anyones going nuts except me.