《变形记(卡夫卡)》(英文).ppt

The Metamorphosis 刘易斯·芒福德 Franz Kafka,the 20th century German novelist. He was born in a Jewish merchant (犹太商人)family in Prague,the capital of Czech Republic(捷克). Kafka is known as “the wizard（魔法师 ）of modern literature“and one of the best writers in twentieth Century. The Metamorphosis, written in 1912, is one of Kafka’s masterpieces（n.佳作;? 杰作）. It talks about Gregor Samsa. 。 One morning, when he woke up, he found himself transformed into a gigantic（adj巨大的，庞大的;? 巨人似的.） insect. At first, his parents and sister were filled with compassion and they cared for him. But at last, they regarded him as a burden（ n.负担，包袱）, leaving him alone. In the end, he died in loneliness quietly. The tragedy（ n.悲剧，惨剧）of Gregor Samsa is just the epitome （n.缩影;） of Kafka himself. In his whole life, he lived just like an insect. He can’t realize his dream because of the poor situation, and he didn’t have possession of love. So he thought he was small and had no confidence. While in his work, The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa might be a kind of distorted（adj.扭歪的，受到曲解的） hopelessness. He was created by a lifelong loneliness. So we can see a picture of Kafka. Besides, Kafka expressed his accusation （n.指责，谴责;）for the distorted values of people and questioned the human nature. Gregor Samsa once supported his family, but when he transformed into an insert, his family started to disgust (vt.使反感，厌恶)him with the time going, and even detest (vt.憎恶，嫌恶，痛恨)him , hoping that he could die earlier. How selfish、distant and cruel they are! Lastly, Kafka criticized the capitalist society. In the early 20 century, the World War 1 happened. The inhumanity (非人道)and slaughter（大屠杀） could be seen everywhere. Money worship（拜金主义） was the source of(……的根源) distorted humanity and values of people. So The Metamorphosis reflected the society at that time. We can draw the conclusion that there is some philosophy(哲理) in The Metamorphosis, which is the reason why it is classic in the modern literature history.