"When Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin." - and life is not easy for him as a beetle! SUMMER'S WORLD LITERATURE summarizes Kafka's world-famous story in 11 minutes. Gregor Samsa is a sales representative and sole provider for his small family consisting of his father, mother and his sister Grete. He is suddenly torn from his everyday life by an extremely unpleasant occurrence: he wakes up in the form of a "monstrous vermin." [In the original, this is of course a real "beetle," albeit a very large one, and not a car!] This is shocking for the family and unpleasant for him - especially since there seems to be no way back. He settles into his beetle existence, and the family successfully pushes him out of everyday life - until it gets to the point where the family eyesore is just a nuisance. Gregor, however, does not need to be told twice - and dies. "Just look at that, it's died; there it lies, completely dead!" (The charwoman in THE METAMORPHOSIS) This video is a prettier new version. Warning: THIS TO-GO VERSION DOES NOT REPLACE READING THE ORIGINAL. Reading yourself makes you happy! Usage information: This video was produced for private, non-commercial use and can be used free of charge for this purpose. Please note, however, that the video may not be downloaded or modified. Please always state "Sommers Weltliteratur to go" ( / mwstubes ) as the source. A licensing is required for public screenings or commercial use (including on educational servers, learning platforms or educational clouds, etc.). Please contact our sales partner https://www.eduflat.de/sommers-weltli.... +++ New: Sommers Weltliteratur Interactive +++ Do you use the videos from SOMMERS WELTLITERATUR for German lessons? Then there is something new for you! In the SOMMERS WELTLITERATUR INTERAKTIV series, e-learning modules are published exclusively by our sales partner eduflat.de, with the help of which learners can playfully consolidate their knowledge of the literature they have read. A variety of questions about the plot and characters of the work are answered at an individual pace and the students receive immediate, detailed feedback on the correct answers. Further information at https://www.eduflat.de/sommers-weltli.... +++ The world literature community on Steady +++ Are you a book fan, a reading addict, a Playmobil lover? Then become part of the SOMMERS WELTLITERATUR TO GO community on Steady. With a monthly contribution (from 3 euros) you support the work of your favorite Playmo literature channel and receive exclusive content and contact with Michael Sommer. Further information at https://steadyhq.com/de/sommers-weltl... +++ And for fans: World literature merch at 3dsupply +++ There is a new SOMMERS-WELTLITERATUR-TO-GO fan shop with T-shirts, hoodies, mugs in the style of your favorite literature channel ;-). Take a look at 3dsupply and treat yourself to something nice with a cool saying. Here is the link to the fan shop: https://3dsupply.de/de/sommersweltlit... +++ Guest videos @Sommers Weltliteratur +++ Are you creative? Do you like reading? Do you like telling stories? - Then make a to-go video yourself. And if you think that even more people should see your work, send it to me! From now on, I am opening my channel for guest videos, including for school projects. I will not put every video sent in online, but you will definitely get feedback from me. I have compiled further information and conditions of participation under the following link: https://t1p.de/gastvideo