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Franz Facts
Plot Points
Characters
Bonus Kafka Facts
Literary Elements
100

The literary period Franz Kafka was apart of.

What is existentialism and absurdism?

100

The event in the very beginning of the novella that sparked the conflict of the story.

What is Franz waking up as a bug?

100
This is the protagonist of the story.
Who is Gregor Samsa?
100
This dear friend of Kafka went against his word by publishing much of Kafka's work after his death.
What is Max Brod?
100

This is a symbol for the Mr. Samsa's pride and authority.

What is the uniform?

200

Franz had a tumultuous relationship with this member of his family, often feeling overshadowed by him. 

Who is his father?

200

This is what Gregor's father throws at him, injuring him greatly.

What is the apple?

200

These are the characters Gregor lives with in his apartment.

Who are Mr. and Mrs. Samsa, and Grete Samsa (and the three boarders)?

200

This is the age Kafka died.

What is 40?

200

This is a metaphor for Gregor’s detachment from humanity.

What is Gregor waking up as a bug?

300
The year in which Kafka died.
What is 1924?
300

These are the characters that Gregor scares away when he comes out of his room to hear Grete's violin playing, leading to his family's rejection entirely. 

Who are the boarders? 

300
This character is stern and attacks Gregor, weakening him and leading to his death.
Who is Mr. Samsa?
300

This is the year his most famous work, The Metamorphosis, was published.

What is 1915?

300

These are the three types of irony.

What are Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic? 

400

The daytime occupation Kafka held until falling ill.

What is insurance agent?

400
This is how the conflict is resolved.
What is Gregor dies?
400
This character is perhaps a 'mirror' of who Gregor was before, and although very caring of Gregor in the beginning, they are taken over with greed by the end.
Who is Grete Samsa?
400
This is the number of times Kafka married in his life.
What is none?
400

The five types of Imagery (the fancy names). 

What are Visual, Auditory, Olfactory, Gustatory, and Tactile? 

500

What Kafka died from.

What is tuberculosis (TB)?

500

This is how the family reacts to Gregor's death.

What is the family is happy, at peace, and they take a vacation?

500
This minor character is aware of Gregor's death but is shut up by the family.
Who is the cleaning lady?
500

This was the person that developed Absurdism, the belief that there is a conflict between our desire for meaning and the universe's silence.

Who is Albert Camus?

500

The overall allegory of The Metamorphosis.

What is commentary on how capitalist society reduces people to their economic utility?