Fellowship
By: Franz Kafka
About the Author
Franz Kafka was born on July 3, 1883 in Prague, Bohemia and died on June 3, 1924 in Klosterneuburg, Austria. He was a German-language writer that grew up in a middle-class Jewish family and wrote novels and short stories.
Pre-reading Reflections
Why might a group of friends stick together?
- A group of friends might stick together because they enjoy being with each other and talking with each other.
Why might a group of friends exclude someone from joining them?
- A group of friends might exclude someone from joining them because maybe that person is different in some way or "not cool enough."
- A group of friends might stick together because they enjoy being with each other and talking with each other.
Why might a group of friends exclude someone from joining them?
- A group of friends might exclude someone from joining them because maybe that person is different in some way or "not cool enough."
Vocabulary
Intrude- to barge in or come in uninvitedly; "He doesn't do us any harm, but he annoys us, and that is harm enough; why does he intrude where he is not wanted." (pg. 87)
Tolerated- to handle or deal with, to allow something; "There was a time, of course, when the five of us did not know one another, either; and it could be said that we still don't know one another, but what is possible and can be tolerated by the five of us is not possible and cannot be tolerated with this sixth one." (pg. 87)
Pouts- to act sad or mad; "No matter how he pouts his lips we push him away with our elbows, but however much we push him away, back he comes." (pg. 88)
Tolerated- to handle or deal with, to allow something; "There was a time, of course, when the five of us did not know one another, either; and it could be said that we still don't know one another, but what is possible and can be tolerated by the five of us is not possible and cannot be tolerated with this sixth one." (pg. 87)
Pouts- to act sad or mad; "No matter how he pouts his lips we push him away with our elbows, but however much we push him away, back he comes." (pg. 88)
Compare and Contrast
The author wants us to be SYMPATHETIC of the five for not including the sixth
• The sixth constantly bothers the five
"No matter how he pouts his lips we push him away with our elbows, but however much we push him away, back he comes." (pg. 88) |
The author wants us to be CRITICAL of the five for not including the sixth• The five don"t give the sixth a chance to talk or explain himself; they don't let him in and immediately reject him
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