Comparison Of Kafka's "Metamorphosis" And Dali's "The Metamorphosis Of Narcissus"

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by the craggy rocks of what could only be Cape Creus's. On the
right side of the painting, the scene has morphed into a more idyllic and
classical scene, in which the kneeling Narcissus has become the statue
of a hand, holding a cracked egg, from which emerges The Narcissus flower.
This painting reminded me of the first chapter of Metamorphosis,
where the main character, Gregor Samsa, first realizes that he is
confronted with a ludicrous fate in the form of a gigantic insect. In both
Kafka's and Dali's work, I noticed that they both implement a certain
"receding" technique. Dali tends to put an object (In this case,
Narcissus) In the foreground, and the background of the painting tends to
be very crisp and detailed, yet unimportant, compared to Narcissus. I feel
the same way about Gregor, I see Kafka writing this story with mainly
Gregor in mind, as the main character and narrator. Kafka puts this
puzzled victim in the story as a clerk, yet that element of ...

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