Symbolism
Small Groups
Send a copy of your first draft of your fourth piece of fiction to your group for comment and discussion.Reading
This week we are reading Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis." Consider Samsa as a human being, what was bugging him? What was life like for him before his metamorphosis at home and on the job? What were his attitudes and reactions to his transformation? In what ways do you think he was like an insect before his change?Assignments:
Discussion: Symbolism
Due: Third Response Assignment (one response for every member)
- Read Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"; post to the discussion and comment on the postings of at least two others.
- Begin Fiction Assignment #4 and send a draft to your small group and instructor by the end of the week for discussion.
- Write two entries in your e-journal.