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Character
Theme
Tone
Setting
Trivia
100
The main character of the novel: The Metamorphosis.
Who is Gregor?
100
Changes, isolation, limits of sympathy, absurdity, and the disconnect between mind and body.
What are the main themes of the novel?
100
The man who acts as if Gregor was a brute beast
Who is the father? (Mr. Samsa)
100
A wretched hive full of scum and villainy.
What is Gregor's room?
100
Franz Kafka
Who is the author of The Metamorphosis?
200
Begs to be let go after seeing Gregor's new form.
Who is the maid?
200
Theme underlined by Kafka's use of flat dialogue to describe unusual events.
What is absurdity of life?
200
The use of short simple words and concise language to contrast the absurd events.
What is Franz Kafka's use of irony?
200
Gregor loves to spend time down there.
What is under the couch?
200
The item thrown at Gregor that got lodged in his back, leading to his eventual death.
What is an apple?
300
Was Gregor's primary caretaker. Goes through her own "metamorphosis" throughout the novel. Was Gregor's only tie to the family.
Who is Grete?
300
Theme exemplified when Gregor struggles to choose between leaving the room barren and keeping his old furniture.
What is the disconnect between mind and body?
300
Gregor feels alone and isolated in his own room.
What is the tone when describing the mood of his family members towards him?
300
A storage room for the boarders.
What is Gregor's room?
300
Used to be Gregor's favorite drink
What is milk?
400
Worries about money. Is pitied by Gregor at the beginning of the novel. Finds a sense of duty to his family after Gregor's transformation.
Who is Gregor's father? (Mr. Samsa)
400
Theme exemplified by Gregor's inability to communicate with his family.
What is isolation?
400
The family feels relieved to have escaped from Gregor, the giant dung beetle/cockroach.
What is the tone at the end of the story?
400
The place where the family moves to after Gregor's death.
What is the countryside?
400
Grete plays this instrument.
What is a violin?
500
This character is torn between her love for Gregor and her disgust towards his new form.
Who is Gregor's mother? (Mrs. Samsa)
500
Theme exemplified by the Samsa household eventually growing sick of Gregor's burdensome presence in the house.
What are the limits of sympathy?
500
Dispassionate words and lack of energetic dialogue.
What is Franz Kafka's tone throughout the novel?
500
Gregor's beloved painting.
What is the fur-coat woman?
500
The occupation of the father later on in the story
What is a bank accountant?