JOHNNY'S BLOG - 2

  FRANZ  KAFKA   AND  THE  NOVELLA  METAMORPHOSIS                                                                           Franz  Kafka Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague , in the Austro-Hungarian Empire . Franz Kafka moved in German Jewish intellectual circles throughout his life. He received a doctorate in law in 1906 from the University of Prague. Afterward, he worked for insurance companies, which was time-consuming and left him only late-night hours for writing. He was often ill, and sickness ultimately forced him to retire in 1922. Publishing Kafka’s work after his death established him as one of the most influe...

  "TAXI  DRIVER"  -   A  MAN WITH A MISSION TO CLEAN UP THE DECAYING CITY AND SEX RACKET                                                 Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver If you ask me who my favorite author is, I'd say American writer Ernest Hemingway . Similarly, if you ask me who my favorite actor is, I'd say Robert De Niro. It was actor Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese who made me watch this movie set in 1970s New York City, United States of America. A wonderfully engaging and convincing slide into modern madness from a director and actor, showcasing some of their best form. Taxi Driver is a landmark 1976 American psychological drama and neo-noir film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader .  Set against the gritty backdrop of a ...

  HERCULES Vs HERACLES  -   THE OLYMPIAN GOD  AND  MIGHTY HERO Hercules (Roman), Heracles (Greek), was the strongest man on earth. Greek and Roman mytholog y honors this son of Apollo/Zeus (King of the Gods, whose abode is Mount Olympus ) with laurels. Heracles was the original Greek name, and Hercules is the later Roman form that became famous in modern culture. Heracles was not simply an Olympian god in the same sense as Zeus, Athena, or Apollo. In Greek mythology , he was born a mortal demigod—the son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene—and only after his death was he granted immortality and admitted among the gods. Hercules, his Roman counterpart, followed essentially the same mythological trajectory. Yet in popular culture, “Hercules” became overwhelmingly identified with the mortal hero , famous for his extraordinary strength and the Twelve Labors .  His later deification is much less prominent in the stories people commonly tell. My obser...