Conclusion: The ‘Other’ in a Kafkasque Europe

Abstract

This study begins and ends with a reference to Kafka’s Metamorphosis. I use an analogy between Gregor Samsa, who had metamorphosed into a repulsive creature and the ‘Other’ in ‘Fortress Europe’, who threatens the cohesion of the ‘European family’. Moreover, I emphasize the importance of European identity in times of crisis. This chapter 10 reviews the aims of the study and underlines the interdisciplinary approach that explores the relationship between media discourses on ‘Self’ and ‘Other’ and the discursive construction of European as a (supra)national identity in the light of Gramscian thought and the reintroduction of Aristotle’s rhetoric in the DHA argumentation strategies.