/lit/ - Literature

>tfw ywn understand Gregor if you're a normalfag who wasn't ever a neet like him

>>22569687
You are not special, there was never anything special about you. Once you stop being desireable, stop providing anything of value, you will be gradually discarded by anyone, including people you call close ones. Everyone in this world is coping in some way to delude themselves further from this harsh reality of what does it mean being a human. It means fucking nothing

>>22217728
oh, only 2 weeks separate me from sharing same birthday as probably my fav author. Happy bday, mr bug

>Metamorphosis
>Conformity

>>22081128
The genius of this short story is how diversely it can be interpreted. For me, it's about how every relationship is a form of transaction. George was tolerated by his family as long as he provided for them. Once he became 'useless' (just like them) they gradually lose their family-attachment to him, distance themselves from him, treat him like a >bug, duh. One can draw such depressing conclusion like we're nothing but a providers, be it money, shelter, security, entertainment, pleasure etc. If we don't give anything, then we won't get anything in return. There is nothing special about us, no special atom, gene that exists within us making us unique. Work, give, take, repeat, and fucking die

>>21989516
>Would you mistake that for good?
Is philosophical musings good only because they are compelling to intelectuals? Is exploration of a phylosophical concept worth more than a scene of a futa woman making love to her shy, anxious boyfriend that the audience can relate to and self-insert? What makes for good literature? The rarity with which a topic is tackled? The intellect necessary to write coherently on a subject? Is a well-written power fantasy harem erotica worth more or less than amateurish and uninformed book on social structure and economy?

Is one feeling of satisfaction better than another? Platon wrote Fileb, and he finished it leaving the question unanswered. If we had 200 kafkas with 1000 novels on loneliness, social alienation and anxiety, and only 10 erotica writers, would the erotica writers be worth more?

Which would give the reader more after finishing the book? Would it really be the 'high literature' that is supposed to be mentally stimulating and leave the reader with tough question or a wider perception of reality? Or maybe it would be the 200k long foot fetish erotica that overall has more positive impact on someone's life. Wouldn't that be 'good'? Something that DESERVES more support?

How do we decide which is which?

Was Gregor fixable? Or did he gave up entirely when he transformed into bug (NEET)