1. Based on this paragraph, what can you conclude (assume) has happened to the main character? Underline the textual evidence th
at supports your response. 2. This is the first paragraph of the novella (short novel) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, which you will read in this lesson. What expectations do you have about this story just based on the excerpt above? Explain your answer.
He tells us that he has had a dream -- a very unpleasant one. He has dreamt that he has changed from from a person (he had a name) to something that was large and ugly. His bed covers did not cover him and it allowed him to see his distended belly which was rib like and confining. His back was armor like; it was not flexible which added to his discomfort.
Worst of all were his legs which were like connected pins.
This is the introduction to a very dark tale. If you think it is optimistic, I'd hate to read anything you thought was pessimistic.
The idea of family is a central theme in Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun. Hansberry alludes to the Old Testament book of Ruth in her play to magnify “the value of having a home and family”(Ardolino 181). ... The hardships of the family help develop a sense of unity for the Younger household.
