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PTSD THEORY

Published on Mar 18, 2016

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PTSD THEORY

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka:
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PTSD

  • Is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.
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Warning

You Are Now Entering The Realm
Time to enter the Realm of Chelsea!
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Narration & Setting

Represents the separation of Gregor from his past.
His separation from his normalcy, his separation of minds.
Set in the time in which it was written (therefore 1915)

Language Used

"On the wall directly opposite hung a photograph of Gregor from his army days in a lieutenant's uniform, his hand on his sword, a carefree smile on his lips, demanding respect for his bearing and rank"

"On the wall directly opposite hung a photograph of Gregor from his army days in a lieutenant's uniform, his hand on his sword, a carefree smile on his lips, demanding respect for his bearing and rank"
-The time when Gregor had control of his life and he held a version of superiority.

What else was in 1915?
-THE FIRST WORLD WAR!!!
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"I cannot make you
understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself"

"His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk"

"When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin." (FlashBacks)

"I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself"

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“He must go,” cried Gregor’s sister, “that’s the only solution, Father. You must just try to get rid of the idea that this is Gregor. The fact that we’ve believed it for so long is the root of all our trouble.”

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"[H]e felt very proud that he had been able to provide such a life in so nice an apartment for his parents and his sister. But what now if all the peace, the comfort, the contentment were to come to a horrible end? "

"With a hostile expression his father clenched his fist, as if to drive Gregor back into his room"

"[H]e felt very proud that he had been able to provide such a life in so nice an apartment for his parents and his sister. But what now if all the peace, the comfort, the contentment were to come to a horrible end? "
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“Over the table, on which an unpacked line of fabric samples was all spread out -- Samsa was a traveling salesman -- hung the picture which he had recently cut out of a glossy magazine and lodged in a pretty gilt frame."

“Over the table, on which an unpacked line of fabric samples was all spread out -- Samsa was a traveling salesman -- hung the picture which he had recently cut out of a glossy magazine and lodged in a pretty gilt frame."
A person Gregor Remembers from his past, before he was injured they were close and now that's all he has of her.
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The 'Apple'

  • Others Say It Represents Knowlege
  • I Say It's just a Damn APPLE!
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-Summary-

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