Abstract
In German Quarterly 72.2 (1999), Michael P Ryan makes a compelling case for the importance of East and South Asian philosophy in the interpretation of Kafka's Metamorphosis, and the connection between Samsa and Samsara. He also acknowledges that, by designating Gregor as a Mistkdfer (scarab), [a]pparently, Kafka knowingly utilized the insect which in Egyptian lore is the symbol for resurrection (147). Further examination of the significance of the scarab suggests that its symbolism is more central to The Metamorphosis. One can go so far as to say that, had Kafka written the story in ancient Egyptian, he would have written the title with the scarab hiero-
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