Metamorphosis
Although the point of view is 3rd person, I decided to look at the different types of 3rd person to see which Kafka used in the story. It seems as if he starts off the story with indirect 3rd person, however the second paragraph moves to direct since it uses quotations in saying, "What's happened to me?" (117). Since he uses many quotations, it is safe to say Kafka uses the direct 3rd person point of view.
However, since Gregor is only talking to himself in the first couple pages, why do you think Kafka uses direct with quotations? Since it is a self-reflection and self-thinking piece of the story, why didn't he use the flow of free indirect instead of making the story choppy with quotations? Kafka may have wanted to write in the same tone throughout the piece since we meet other characters later, but I just found it interesting the first few pages are quoted when he is completely thinking to himself.
Grace: Great job identifying Kafka's use of direct and indirect speech. He DOES slip into free indirect discourse though--look closely. We'll talk about this in class.
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