Trapped in the Struggle for Perfection: A character Analysis

To begin, each character is in a position of enslavement putting them in a form of despair that is ignored and transmitted into Platonism beliefs. In “The Metamorphosis” Gregor is trapped in his job more out of an obligation to the family than for himself. Similarly,

Willy, in “Death of a Salesman,” faces a day to day battle based on his concept of success and his failure to achieve that ideal that has always guided him. He faces a dreary future, and all of his surroundings have not reinforced his ideals of success. Furthermore, in Gertrude and Claudius,

Gregor escapes the reality of his status and situation through a symbolic picture of a woman representing the success that he has always dreamed of obtaining. Each character becomes completely dependent on the untouchable spirituality of Platonism so much that they will not attempt to better their situation and focus on their personal needs. Instead, they bound themselves to the restrictions that already apply to their non-adopted lifestyles and escape as a distraction from the process of the “inevitable” Platonism.

Some topics in this essay:
Claudius Gertrude, Willy Gregor, Gertrude Gregor, Arthur Miller’s, Happy Willy’s, , Similarly Willy, Horwendil Gregor, Metamorphosis” Gregor, Franz Kafka’s, “the metamorphosis”, ideals success, ultimate release, finally freed, “death salesman”, gertrude claudius, dreams free,