Atlanta Literature

The hallmark of great literature is its ability to stand the test of time. In many instances literature that survives centuries or even millennia and is still pertinent to audiences last because of its universal themes, ideas, or appeals to the human heart. If we look at two works considered to be great literature - Franz Kafka's (1948) The Metamorphosis and Plato's (1956) Apology - it is readily apparent that these works are highly relevant to contemporary life in Atlanta Georgia because of their eternal themes and ideas.

In Franz Kafka's (1948) The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa "awoke one morning from uneasy dreams" and "found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect" (p. 67). An unhappy and unfulfilled traveling salesman, Gregor's condition worsens and he becomes hideous and repulsive even to his own mot

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