Nothing Really Mattress(?): Kafka, Camus, and the Importance of Translation
ANALYSIS #1 "Gregory Samsa woke from uneasy dreams one morning to find himself changed into a giant bug." 1. First word is the name of the character "Gregory Samsa" - character immediately introduced 2. "woke" - occurs in the present 3. "giant bug" - imagery is very vague, basic word choice, unsure of species or specific appearance 4. "uneasy dreams" - uncomfortable, anxiety inducing dreams 5. active voice, third person → missing "bed", uses "changed", "Gregory" #2 "When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning he found he had been transformed in his bed into an enormous bug." 1. First word is "When" - reflecting upon an event (narrative to analysis) 2. "awoke" "found" - occurs in the past 3. "enormous bug" - adjective is strong/exaggerated, emphasizes the absurdity 4. "troubled dreams" - anxious, caused ...