... author, Franz Kafka, but to societies influence in his self-realization. Siddhartha on the other hand, utilizes names from Hindu deities and other important characters throughout the Hindu and Buddhist holy scriptures showing his captivation into society's materialistic world. The Metamorphosis and Siddhartha both utilize the names of characters in connection with famous people and how society influence the protagonists to ... , Gregor in is the only one "[getting] the money together to pay off [his] parents" debt to [the clerk]" (Kafka,4). In the beginning, his father is a dependable pe...

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