metamorphosis
metamorphosisFranz Kafka, one of the most influential writers of this century, was virtually unknown during his lifetime. His works, which were published by his friend Max Brod, after his death, have since been recognized as symbolizing modern man’s anxiety-ridden and grotesque alienation in an unintelligible, hostile, or indifferent world. Kafka is perhaps best known for his dark and edgy stories filled with fantastic settings and almost unbelievable characters, but was all of this just fantasy work?
In The Metamorphosis, his most famous work, Kafka tells the story of a man who “one morning finds himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin” (Kafka 3), and how his family deals with the situation.
In the opening paragraph Kafka introduces us to Gregor Samsa, the main character of the story. Gregor is a traveling salesman who took the job five years ago to help pay his fathers debt. He alone provides for the family. His parents and sister, over time, get used to...
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