At the beginning of part two, greta is the one who's kind to him. She leaves him what he used to like as a human, but he doesn't touch it. The insect taste is too complex. He was so hoping that she would understand that he didn't like the milk. And she did almost right away. It's probably the pique of sweetness in this otherwise kind of despairing story. I actually think that's so sweet andad really.
David and Tamler try to control their emotions (with varying success) as they go deep into Franz Kafka's masterful novella "The Metamorphosis." What kind of a story is this? A Marxist or religious allegory? A work of weird fiction? A family drama? A dark comedy? Why does a story about a man who turns into a giant insect get under our skins so much?
Plus a study that links insomnia to our fear of death. What a cheerful summer episode! (Actually we're fairly proud of this one... As always we suggest reading the text before you listen or soon after).
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