ENGL 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Emily Dickinson, Edna Ferber, Signify
10 Jan 2016
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Allusion to ovid (roman poet ovid"s metamorphoses) Niobe"s rock (a rock that gives off the image of a woman crying) Niobe boasted about her 14 children (7 sons and 7 daughters) to leto (a. Niobe turns into stone (natural rock formation that resembles a woman"s face -> which is associated with niobe) Climax of the story in the first sentence, and we take account the falling action. No direct moral, just a simple clarification of what he is (an imprisoned bug that is alienated by his world and his family) He loses his speech but maintains his human consciousness. First person narration would give him his own voice, which gives him assertions. Limited allows for a filtering consciousness for readers. Gregor samsa transforms into a dung-beetle because he works for a boss that dehumanizes him and makes him feel like an insect // he works slavishly to pay off his family"s debts.
