There's a parallel in part two also, where he realizes that he enjoys hanging from the ceiling. He was on his back, he saw that he had these little weird appendages sticking out. When he finally gets on to his legs, i took it as being like, i oh, yes, that it is my nature. This is now my nature. I feel good walking around on my little insect legs. Yesand tat that. Again, that's a very bug like thing, but it's part of his nature that he actually has a moment before everything goes to hell, enjoy. Oh. Another thing that gets mirrored in the heart breaking enscene is and, and we've
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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