This reminded me greatly of Matthew 6 This dude was all about clout so much that it hit me even the Pharisees and some people in today's world pray to be heard. "Truly, I tell you, they have their reward in full already." When he asked the crowd "Forgive me." It was show enough that he was doing it for people's acceptance and approval.
He goes on accepting that people do not know why he fasts, because ''most of them believed, however, he was a publicity-seeker'', and ''he had over the years become accustomed to it.'' He is an ''artist'', in the sense that he does his fasting for the public, not for himself. ''The two ladies had been selected by lot''. The key to the interpretation is the number of days in which the Hunger Artist fasts himself for. 40 days. Why 40 and not another number? Kafka himself stubbornly focuses the reader on this point through the Hunger Artist's own inner monologue. It is because of Matthew 4:1 - 11: Jesus tests himself in the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights, the same number of days as the Hunger Artist. So the Hunger Artist is a metaphor for the image of Jesus testing himself for the sake showing his detachment from the physical forms of life. There is no foods the Hunger Artist likes because “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.’ '', when the tempter, ''when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.'' calls upon him to break his fast. Then when the Hunger Artist is being taken by the two ladies selected by lot toward his meal, the two ladies represent Satan and he is fighting and writhing, resisting them taking him to the food to resist temptation.
I found this story quite similar in concept to in the penal colony. Though it was still useful to have a lot of the sane concepts approached through a different narrative.
He is, it was his job, the only thing he knew how to do. He isnt satisfied with life. Thats a good reason not to have found a food. Kafka died days after writing this. Life immitates art immitates life immitates art etc. You have to understand Kafka biographically to understand his jokes and referrences. Its about a much bigger subject.
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Anton K No, the emo people are based around being pessimistic and depressed for either no reason or ridiculous ones, while Kafka wrote stories commenting on society and the subconscious for further knowledgeable gain. There is a big difference.
Kafka's commentary on society and the subconscious is emo-style pessimism/depression. Like emos, there is no reason for Kafka to be so gloomy aside from society "misunderstanding" him. There is not a big difference.
Anton K not really, the metamorphosis is an indictment on the capitalist hierarchal structure of society, the direct antithesis of being emo since his writing isn’t conveying a sentiment of being misunderstood by society; but instead displays to the audience that they do not understand the nature of society. Basically, you have it backwards
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I know a lawyer who would take the hunger artist case. They forgot about him? I know it's a poem but I'm just saying, in today's society his family would be rich.
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Rip franz kafka you would have loved mitski
omg 😭
This reminded me greatly of Matthew 6
This dude was all about clout so much that it hit me even the Pharisees and some people in today's world pray to be heard.
"Truly, I tell you, they have their reward in full already."
When he asked the crowd "Forgive me." It was show enough that he was doing it for people's acceptance and approval.
He goes on accepting that people do not know why he fasts, because ''most of them believed, however, he was a publicity-seeker'', and ''he had over the years become accustomed to it.''
He is an ''artist'', in the sense that he does his fasting for the public, not for himself. ''The two ladies had been selected by lot''.
The key to the interpretation is the number of days in which the Hunger Artist fasts himself for. 40 days.
Why 40 and not another number? Kafka himself stubbornly focuses the reader on this point through the Hunger Artist's own inner monologue. It is because of Matthew 4:1 - 11: Jesus tests himself in the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights, the same number of days as the Hunger Artist.
So the Hunger Artist is a metaphor for the image of Jesus testing himself for the sake showing his detachment from the physical forms of life.
There is no foods the Hunger Artist likes because “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.’ '', when the tempter, ''when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.'' calls upon him to break his fast.
Then when the Hunger Artist is being taken by the two ladies selected by lot toward his meal, the two ladies represent Satan and he is fighting and writhing, resisting them taking him to the food to resist temptation.
I found this story quite similar in concept to in the penal colony. Though it was still useful to have a lot of the sane concepts approached through a different narrative.
Bit of an ED mood
The Hungry Autist: He wants tendies.
Thanks for the upload!
He couldn't find a food he could enjoy! I burst out laughing when I heard this. I thought he was fasting for some noble cause.
Glad you enjoyed it Theo. That's what it's all about! FAB
Thanks for your moronic comment.
He is, it was his job, the only thing he knew how to do. He isnt satisfied with life. Thats a good reason not to have found a food. Kafka died days after writing this. Life immitates art immitates life immitates art etc. You have to understand Kafka biographically to understand his jokes and referrences. Its about a much bigger subject.
This reminded me of the joke about the little German boy who never spoke.
Thx for posting this
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Ultimate Emo author.
Anton K
No, the emo people are based around being pessimistic and depressed for either no reason or ridiculous ones, while Kafka wrote stories commenting on society and the subconscious for further knowledgeable gain. There is a big difference.
Kafka's commentary on society and the subconscious is emo-style
pessimism/depression. Like emos, there is no reason for Kafka to be so gloomy aside from society "misunderstanding" him. There is not a big difference.
Anton K not really, the metamorphosis is an indictment on the capitalist hierarchal structure of society, the direct antithesis of being emo since his writing isn’t conveying a sentiment of being misunderstood by society; but instead displays to the audience that they do not understand the nature of society. Basically, you have it backwards
nice try, you can type anything in yt comments and get someone agreeing. doesn't mean anything though. thats such a simple minded comparison :D
Existentialism
i'm over here thinking "goals".
that was good
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I know a lawyer who would take the hunger artist case. They forgot about him? I know it's a poem but I'm just saying, in today's society his family would be rich.
How ironic xD
Anorexic could make good money doing this.
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