MOTIF BIẾN DẠNG TRONG SAMSA ĐANG YÊU CỦA HARUKI MURAKAMI (TRONG SỰ QUY CHIẾU VỚI HÓA THÂN CỦA FRANZ KAFKA)

Abstract

Comparing the transformation motifs in the two works “Samsa in love” by Murakami and “The Metamorphosis” by Kafka, this paper analyzes the difference and uniqueness in the art of using this motif to convey the problems of human existence in the modern life. While the transformation motif was used by Kafka to convey an awakening to the alienation of modern humans, the transformation motif of Haruki Murakami opens up new possibilities for human existence in the post-modern period. It's Murakami's philosophical dialogue to Kafka's “The Metamorphosis”. Separating from the traditional Jewish/Czechoslovak and Japanese cultural contexts, this article analyzes two works in a “new context,” placing them in a separate, equal position to explore the meaning and effectiveness of the metamorphosis motif in the two works by Franz Kafka and Haruki Murakami.