Vladimir Lenin

Two views were discussed at the end of the Lenin documentary.  Some people think he negatively impacted Russia (setting up the communist regime), and others think he left a good legacy (helping the poor who suffered worse under the tsar).  The majority of people would agree he had many negative impacts.  Which side do you agree with? Was Lenin coming to power the best thing for Russia at the time? Should the Tsar still have been in power? Or would they have been better off with the Provisional Government that was established before Lenin?

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Bug Life

Considering what we know about Gregor's character, personality, and values, what do you think he would have done, in the situation he is in, if he hadn't turned into a bug? Do you think he would have come to his senses and finally moved out of the small apartment or do you think he would have stayed a prisoner of his horrible life and remained as the family income? If he would have stayed, do you think he would have attempted to change his family's ways or let them be dependent on him forever?
Also, in each scenario, what would his decision say about human tendencies in general? (For example, if he would have stayed, one could say that humans tend to choose family over social life.)

Family Guy

Gregor's family treated him pretty badly, but through everything he was still compassionate and kind and never seemed to be hurt.  H died for his family. But Gregor seemed like a decently smart guy if he knew his family kept him for his money and was always treated bad, then why did he stay with them? He had a good job, he was intelligent and had plenty of money. why didn't he move out?

Predict Please

Alright sooooooooo it is obvious this book is not purely about turning into buggy/cockroach nasty thing.
Kafka tries to foreshadow what may be the focus of the story in chapter one with Gregor's focus on work. This whole of idea of working seems rather strange given that his family is a bunch of whack jobs, whom he is living with, and that he constantly thinks about work and it seems to overpower the thought that he is now a bug. In short, what do you think the main focus of the book is? (in relation to history of the late 1800s and pre-WWI 1900s)

Dreams

On page 11 of the book, it says he woke from troubled dreams, could those troubled dreams have anything to do with ther trams formation? Could the dreams have been the transformation in itself?

Buggin

Why do you think Kafka made Gregor a bug? Why not some other creature?