Vocabulary
Unhappiness or pain and its part of speech
What is distress? What is a noun
one of the greatest German-speaking writers of the twentieth century
who is Franz Kafka?
the instrument that Grete plays
what is a violin?
Gregor realizes he had overslept
Why does he care more about being late than turning into a beetle?
the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved.
what is alienation?
state of being unable to breathe and its part of speech
what is asphyxiation? what is a noun
themes that recur often in Kafka's fiction
Gregor's mother loves to do this
What is knitting?
Why was the manager insulting Gregor?
What did the Manager imply that Gregor stole the money?
the process or fact of isolating or being isolated.
what is isolation?
strong dislike and its part of speech
What is aversion? what is noun?
Kafka's father, a man obsessed with materialism, would not except what as a profession?
what is an author?
how Gregor likes to pass his time
what is a reading a newspaper? what is working on his occupation?
Gregor sank his head all the way down, and from his nostrils flowed out weakly his last breath.
Did Gregor lose his last will to live?
intense anxiety or fear of being judged, negatively evaluated or rejected in a social or performance situation
what is social anxiety?
act of making something better or less painful and its part of speech
What is amelioration? what is a noun
this person did not understand Kafka's passion for literature
who is Kafka's mother?
what did Gregor's dad like to do before he had to get a job
what is being retired?
Grete was the only one who cared about him.
Why did that change at the end of the story?
The influence or effect of someone or something or a sense of stressful urgency caused by having too many demands on one's time or resources
what is pressure?
definition of travail and its part of speech
What is difficult situation or work? what is a noun?
German identity interfered with what heritage
what is Jewish heritage?
what did beetle gregor like to do
what is climbing on the walls?
Why was he the irrelevant one in the family?
His family was thankful that he was gone.
become adjusted to new conditions
what is adapt?