Gregor Samsa

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fictional character literary character protagonist

Gregor Samsa is the beleaguered traveling salesman who famously awakens transformed into a giant insect in Franz Kafka’s novella "The Metamorphosis."

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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 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Metamorphosis → mainCharacter → Gregor Samsa ⓘ
The Metamorphosis → character → Gregor Samsa ⓘ
The Metamorphosis → character → Gregor Samsa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mr. Samsa
Gregor → notableBearer → Gregor Samsa ⓘ
Edward Watson → notableRole → Gregor Samsa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis