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Essay Instructions: Franz Kafka’s “A Hunger Artist”
I need a essay about Franz Kafka’s “A Hunger Artist”. There are four questions below:
1. What does the hunger artist symbolize? How realistic and also symbolic is his career choice to become a hunger artist?
2. Characterize the hunger artist as a person. What do you learn about him? What does he tell about why he first took to being a hunger artist?
3. Explian the realistic details of the story. How do these contribute to the story’s unusual topic matter?
4. Critically evaluate artist’s common philosophy and attitude and connect them to this story and how you view that.
(Please don’t describe the plot of “a hunger artist” too much and I need a full 4pages essay. Thank you so much..)
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~Johnstoi/kafka/hungerartist.htm
This is the link of the short story.

Essay Instructions: The topic of the research paper is - "Kafka's major themes and his outlook on life"

In the paper please inlcude:
- Franz Kafka's life, his experiences, major influnces, etc
- A reflection on primary sources ("The Metamorphosis", "The Trail", and "A Hunger Artist"), focusing on narrative elements, subjects, themes, and symbols.

MLA citation for primary sources - Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories. Ed. Nahum N. Glatzer. New York: Schocken Books, 1971.

- A reflection on insights into the author and his works from secondary sources (Gustav Janouch. "Kafka's View of the Metamorphosis" and there is two more works (articles, essays, etc) needed - left to your choice)

Essay Instructions: This essay has to be an analytical interpretation of the novel "The Trial" by Franz Kafka. You should use quotations and draw specific examples from the text to support your detailed analysis.

Essay Instructions: We are responsible for coming up with an argument that focuses on Franz Kafkas Metamorphosis. The paper must be 1000-1500 words. We need to use lots of textual evidence.
Rules:
1000-1500 words
no outside sources, no works cited, but sufficient textual evidence is a must.
Please remember to use lots and lots of textual evidence.

I would like the paper to be written around the general thesis statement :
"Kafka uses food in the Metamorphosis to show Gregor's emotional interactions with the world around him."