... Secondary Characters in the Plague and the Metamorphosis In the novels The Metamorphosis and The Plague the role of secondary characters is a crucial one. Without these pillars of support the protagonists would fall. Sometimes the role of a secondary character is not a big one, but they are like a second protagonist, holding in balance the life of the protagonist. Isolation and alienation are at the heart of this surreal story of a man transformed overnight ... pulpit, placing himself in exile on the path to the kingdom of God. By the time of his sermon of the second Week of Prayer, Fath...

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... to question and possibly discard many of their ideas, but deep down, they have had a very powerful effect on us. Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and Albert Camus' The Stranger described the main characters' parents directly and indirectly, often being expressed through the protagonists' actions, feelings, and characterization. Camus uses Maman as more of an indirect influence in his story than Kafka's use of Mr. and ... him?- (31) Kafka was very precise in his use of these characters to explain Gregor's behavior. His determination to provide for the family, no matter what, was all due t...

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