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This work aims to explore the contrasting interpretations of Gregor Samsa's metamorphosis in Kafka's novella and Hegel's philosophical analysis.

At Home in Hegel's Prose: Kafka's Metamorphosis

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This work aims to explore the contrasting interpretations of Gregor Samsa's metamorphosis in Kafka's novella and Hegel's philosophical analysis.
Literary analysis of Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Hegel's ideas.
Examination of textual evidence supporting a literal interpretation of metamorphosis.
Assessment of the characters' responses compared to critical reception.
Characters exhibit no confusion regarding Gregor's transformation, contrasting with critical interpretations.
Hegel's concept of obsolescence is applied to unpack characters' apathetic responses.
The novella critiques Hegel's notion of the teleological progression of Spirit.

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Literary analysis reveals characters' acceptance of metamorphosis, challenging Hegel's philosophy.

Lars Boomsma (2026) studied this question.

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