Reference no: EM132857778 , Length: 1000 Words

Assignment - Please follow the instructions below. This is a major essay with a very high overall grade.

1) What is the apparent conflict in the novel? Looking back on what we've read, is there any way that the competing forces (the protagonist and the antagonist) can be reconciled?

2) What were some of the major themes of the book? Are they relevant in your life? Did the author effectively develop these themes? If so, how? If not, why not? Was there redemption in the book? For any of the characters? Is this important to you when reading a book? Did you think the story was funny, sad, touching, disturbing, moving? Why or why not?

3) What was the setting, and how was it important to the story? Was the author\'s description of the landscape/community a good one? Talk about the time period of the story (if appropriate). Was it important to the story? Did the author convey the era well? Did the author provide enough background information for you to understand the events in the story? Why or why not for all of the above? Was pertinent information lumped altogether, or integrated into the story? How did this affect your appreciation of the book?

4) What were some of the major themes of the book? Are they relevant in your life? Did the author effectively develop these themes? If so, how? If not, why not? Was there redemption in the book? For any of the characters? Is this important to you when reading a book? Did you think the story was funny, sad, touching, disturbing, moving? Why or why not?

5) Does the biography/life of the author connect with the novel in some meaningful way? Is the author similar to the character or characters?

Note that the citation style to be used is MLA AND 5 SOURCES SHOULD BE CITED.

Reference - Conflict in Franz Kafka´s The Metamorphosis Essay.