The difference, though, is that Tolstoy has presented a brutally honest portrayal of real life while Kafka has presented a surreal portrayal—men never actually transform into bugs. But the main point of both is to make a comment on the social norms of the times.
Compare and contrast the social statements that each author makes in these works.
Ghalib’s sacred version of “I’ve made my home next door to you” and Yeats’ “The Second Coming” both portray a god in a very nontraditional way. Ghalib casts his god as beloved person who torments worshippers, and Yeats portrays Jesus as a “rough beast.”
Compare and contrast how these portrayals support the message in each poem.
