Yes, I have read Kafka. Metamorphosis, of course. It is the only book the average person has read by him because it was forced upon us in school as being worthy of reading. I can only think of a handful of people who would pick up that story willfully and even fewer who would slog through it to the end. It's really all about the opening line, anyway, which can have two translations:
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin."
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."
Personally, I think it would be a better story if he awoke and found himself transformed in his bed into a gummy bear. But, then his dreams probably were not uneasy in that case. Or were they? Really, I believe he just reverted back to being an angsty teenager.
So, what other items might he have awoken as with these uneasy dreams. Any thoughts?
Rather than Gregor Samsa, I prefer Gregor Mendel who happened to be an Augustinian friar. I think it is amazing that he happened to study Mendelian genetics. What are the odds?!
This brought me to considering Punnett squares and how they could be applied in everyday life in our modern world. I'm thinking that some of the online dating services could make use of these when setting people up.
"You do realize that you have a 75% chance of one of your offspring being a curly-haired brunette with a wicked widow's peak. Is that what you really want?" It's enough to put a wrinkle in Mendel's green and yellow peas.
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