<p>Name: ______Per # ______Date: ______</p><p>Web Quest for Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis – Individual Assignment</p><p>The Metamorphosis: Introduction</p><p>I. Meet Franz Kafka Read the “Meet Franz Kafka” and “Introducing the Novella” from The Metamorphosis Study Guide (Franz Kafka #2 Google doc) and respond to the following questions in your own words. You will also need to research the websites found on the document, as well as others if necessary.</p><p>II. Franz Kafka Biography 1. What nationality is Franz Kafka? Why is this important to who he is as a person?</p><p>2. How did Kafka get along with his family? </p><p>3. How did his father impact his life and writings?</p><p>4. What do we know about his friends? Lovers/Relationships?</p><p>5. What jobs did he have?</p><p>6. Why did he write? Why was he ultimately published?</p><p>III. Franz Kafka Writings: 1. What works did Kafka write? When did he write them? </p><p>2. Choose a quote from one of those listed on this website. http://www.kafka.org/index.php?arc_quotes Explain what that quote means to you.</p><p>3. What influences caused him to write the things he did? What’s been the most famous of his works?</p><p>4. What is Existentialism and how does it connect to Kafka? http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture12.html http://www.azete.com/view/15642</p><p>IV. Franz Kafka’s World 1. What was going on during Kafka’s life? Find five points to demonstrate world issues and events at that time. http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture12.html</p><p>2. How were Kafka’s works a reflection of the society at large at that time?</p><p>3. How was Kafka’s writing influenced by his city of Prague? How did he change the settings to create a stronger impression in his writing? http://www.expats.cz/prague/event.php?id=5575</p><p>4. Why are Kafka’s works still important globally even today?</p>