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The Metamorphosis
Characterization Comparison-The Metamorphosis and The Judgment
1. Comparison between Georg Bendemann and Gregor Samsa(PROTAGONISTS)
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* “Indirect characterization” * Dynamic characters * Stream of consciousness, which depicts their emotions * Round characters * Third-person point of view * Author’s depiction of them is biased as it is autobiographic in a way * Character depicted through the way they interact with their superiors and inferiors in the story * Their way of dealing with the climax of the story and the obstacles in their path-‘true test of character’ * Both of their dark sides have been portrayed via someone else’s point-of-view, leaving the possibility that it might be untrue.

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