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The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, The Metamorphosis tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes one morning to find himself inexplicably transformed into a huge insect and struggles to adjust to his new condition. The novella has been recreated, referenced, or parodied in various popular culture media.

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The Metamorphosis in popular culture

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The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, The...

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The Metamorphosis

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The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka and first published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, Metamorphosis...

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Adolf Hitler in popular culture

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Germany from 1933 to 1945, has been represented in popular culture ever since he became a well-known politician in Germany. His distinctive image was often parodied...

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Che Guevara in popular culture

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(1928–1967) in popular culture are common throughout the world. Although during his lifetime he was a highly politicized and controversial figure, in death...

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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in popular culture

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the derived term Four Horsemen have appeared many times in popular culture. The "Four Horsemen" is the professional...

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Marilyn Monroe in popular culture

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Jonathan Horowitz: Talking Without Thinking (2001) Robert Indiana: The Metamorphosis of Norma Jean (1998) Marilyn, Marilyn (1999) Sunburst Marilyn (2001)...

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Axolotl

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amphibians in that it reaches adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis. Instead of taking to the land, adults remain aquatic and gilled. The species was...

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Cockroaches in popular culture

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believed by the Israeli right-wing to satirize the family lives of the Netanyahus themselves. In Franz Kafka's story The Metamorphosis, the character Gregor...

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Pinocchio

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through metamorphosis, a common motif in fantasy literature. Before writing Pinocchio, Collodi wrote a number of didactic children's stories for the then-recently...

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Cultural depictions of spiders

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spiders have been depicted in popular culture, mythology and in symbolism. From Greek mythology to African folklore, the spider has been used to represent...

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Cultural depictions of tigers

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significance in many different cultures. They are considered one of the charismatic megafauna, and are used as the face of conservation campaigns worldwide. In a...

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Narcissus in culture

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widely in popular culture from Dutch cars to New Zealandian bands, while many cancer charities have used it as a fundraising symbol. The daffodil is the national...

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Developmental biology

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reproduction, metamorphosis, and the growth and differentiation of stem cells in the adult organism. The main processes involved in the embryonic development...

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Trident

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Thomas (2000), "Bernini and Ovid: Expanding the Concept of Metamorphosis", International Journal of the Classical Tradition, 6 (3): 403–404 JSTOR 30222585...

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Body horror

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horror within anime. The film uses the genre to explore the "notion of the adolescent body as a site of metamorphosis, a metamorphosis that can appear monstrous...

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Aircraft in fiction

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Century of Aviation in the Movies 1912-2012 Bearmanor Media, 2012 p. 47. Fournier, Luc. "Seversky P-35's unexpected metamorphosis". Aerostories. Retrieved...

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American popular music

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American popular music (also referred to as "American Pop") is popular music produced in the United States of America and is a part of American pop culture. Distinctive...

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Frog

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by metamorphosis in the spring. At the end of the tadpole stage, a frog undergoes metamorphosis in which its body makes a sudden transition into the adult...

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Men in black

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In popular culture and UFO conspiracy theories, men in black (MIB) are government agents dressed in black suits, who question, interrogate, harass, threaten...

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Syrinx

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California Press, 2008. 272-273. Forbes Irving, Paul M. C. (1990). Metamorphosis in Greek Myths. Clarendon Press. p. 306. ISBN 0-19-814730-9. Thomas Woolner...

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Lady of the Lake

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ISBN 978-1843841715. Griffin, Miranda (2015). Transforming Tales: Rewriting Metamorphosis in Medieval French Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199686988...

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Hilary Duff

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second album, Metamorphosis (2003), was hugely successful, topping the Billboard 200 chart and earning a 4× Platinum certification by the Recording Industry...

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Antihero

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as an antiheroine. The antihero became prominent in early 20th century existentialist works such as Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis (1915), Jean-Paul Sartre's...

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