German writer Franz Kafka's and American J.D. Salinger's respective masterpieces, The Metamorphosis (1915) and The Catcher in the Rye (1951), examine the universal themes of personal relationships within the context of painful change. Each did that in his own way: Kafka portrayed ... relationship with Gregor's physical change imparts the necessity of familial support and sympathy in dealing with the inevitable pain associated with change. When Gregor's manager visits, the morning of Gregor's metamorphosis, Gregor says, "Sir! Spare my parents!" as he details how he really feels fine and will ...

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... somewhere in the west and being a deaf mute because he knows that his sister will follow him. He refuses when she asked him because of his growing responsibility and his metamorphosis as an adult: " I"m not going away anywhere. I changed my mind" (Salinger,186). He realizes that this trip would destroy her innocence. He does not want his sister to be like ... ...

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... innocent perception of the world around them, but as adults we realize the world is not black or white but various colors. The Cosmogonic Cycle can be compared to the metamorphosis which a caterpillar goes through. The caterpillar starts out innocent (black and white) and goes through stages or obstacles to become a butterfly. The caterpillar emerges colorful as well as more complete ... ...

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... phonies and hypocrites of every day life. Phoebe told him that she wanted to go along with him, but he denies her of this because of his growing responsibility and metamorphosis as an adult. He told her, I'm not going away anywhere. I changed my mind. At the end of the book, Holden seems to be much more mature. His key step was ... ...

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