... considered to be most important (Straus 652; Sokel 204). Both Kafka and Hemingway exhibit, through their styles of writing, ambiguous meanings, implied motifs, and similar hidden themes. Hemingway's short story, "Hills Like White Elephants," is a narrative "in which little ... , the traditional male house supporter, deteriorates and turns into a beetle (Kafka 118, Straus 652). Gregor's metamorphosis demonstrates the dismantling of an overworked traveling salesman, while Grete experiences an internal metamorphosis that comparative to Gregor being a beetle, Grete can be said to turn into ...

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