Gregor Samsa
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Gregor Samsa is the beleaguered traveling salesman who famously awakens transformed into a giant insect in Franz Kafka’s novella "The Metamorphosis."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis | 1 |
| Mr. Samsa | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Metamorphosis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | neglect and physical decline ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
alienation
ⓘ
dehumanization ⓘ family obligation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
dutiful ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ |
| creator | Franz Kafka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic figure of Kafkaesque literature ⓘ |
| dependsOn | his job to support his family ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Metamorphosis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Samsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Metamorphosis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasEmployer | unnamed firm ⓘ |
| hasFather | Mr. Samsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Mrs. Samsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Grete Samsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVisitor | office manager ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1915 publication of The Metamorphosis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| literaryRole | tragic protagonist ⓘ |
| livesWith |
his parents
ⓘ
his sister Grete Samsa ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| nameEtymologyNote | surname resembles Czech word "samý" related to "alone" or "by oneself" (often noted by critics) ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| nationality | Austro-Hungarian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | wakes up transformed into a giant insect ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Metamorphosis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | traveling salesman ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | unnamed city resembling Prague ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loss of human identity
ⓘ
the modern alienated individual ⓘ |
| transformationType | human to insect ⓘ |
| workAuthorNationality | Czech-Austrian (Franz Kafka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workGenre |
absurdist fiction
ⓘ
existentialist literature ⓘ modernist literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mr. Samsa
this entity surface form:
Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis