R. Gray

German 390/Comp Lit 396/Engl 363/CHID 498/JSIS 488/Lit 298

Freud and the Literary Imagination

Short Writing Assignment: Mid-Term Papers

In 150-200 words, describe the approach you are taking in your mid-term essay on Kafka's Metamorphosis. Which Freudian theory are you using and why? How does it make itself manifest in Kafka's story? What conclusions can one draw from this coordination between Freudian theory and Kafka's literary text?