The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Book Review
Franz Kafka in his book The Metamorphosis talks about the effects of transformational changes in one’s life which manifests among all the characters in the story.
Characters and Setting
The Metamorphosis story has ten characters for instance, Gregor Samsa, Grete Samsa, Mr. Samsa, Mrs. Samsa, Chief, Chief Clerk, Charwoman, The lodgers, Servant girl (Anna), and the Cook. Gregor Samsa is the main character of the story. He works as a salesperson but keeps the job in order to support his family. When he is laid off his job, he becomes unable to support his family who eventually alienates, isolates and sees him as a burden to the family. Secondly, the Grete is the Gregor younger sister who was close to Gregor. She feeds Gregor for some time, but she looses interest with him and emphasize that Gregor is a burden to the family. Mr. Samsa is the Gregor father. He assumes the worst of Gregor’s life. Mrs. Samsa is the Gregor’s mother with quiet personality regarding the family matters. Chief is the Gregor’s boss at work who symbolizes capitalism. Chief Clerk is the Chief puppet who …show more content…
The Gregor metamorphosis creates a psychological distance between him and his family members. The change causes emotional separation between him and his family members. He exclusively stays alone in his room with the door closed. When Grete enters his room, he hides under the couch and thus he does not interact with her. Moreover, Gregor is unable to speak with other people. The metamorphosis separates him from people including his family. However, the alienation was preceded by his feeling of disaffection because shortly after waking up and finds his strange look he starts to reflect on his past life as a salesperson. Moreover, his diminishing ability to support his family like he used to. Therefore, the isolation is an extension of his alienation he felt as a person (Yaron and Herzog
Franz Kafka in his book The Metamorphosis talks about the effects of transformational changes in one’s life which manifests among all the characters in the story.
Characters and Setting
The Metamorphosis story has ten characters for instance, Gregor Samsa, Grete Samsa, Mr. Samsa, Mrs. Samsa, Chief, Chief Clerk, Charwoman, The lodgers, Servant girl (Anna), and the Cook. Gregor Samsa is the main character of the story. He works as a salesperson but keeps the job in order to support his family. When he is laid off his job, he becomes unable to support his family who eventually alienates, isolates and sees him as a burden to the family. Secondly, the Grete is the Gregor younger sister who was close to Gregor. She feeds Gregor for some time, but she looses interest with him and emphasize that Gregor is a burden to the family. Mr. Samsa is the Gregor father. He assumes the worst of Gregor’s life. Mrs. Samsa is the Gregor’s mother with quiet personality regarding the family matters. Chief is the Gregor’s boss at work who symbolizes capitalism. Chief Clerk is the Chief puppet who …show more content…
The Gregor metamorphosis creates a psychological distance between him and his family members. The change causes emotional separation between him and his family members. He exclusively stays alone in his room with the door closed. When Grete enters his room, he hides under the couch and thus he does not interact with her. Moreover, Gregor is unable to speak with other people. The metamorphosis separates him from people including his family. However, the alienation was preceded by his feeling of disaffection because shortly after waking up and finds his strange look he starts to reflect on his past life as a salesperson. Moreover, his diminishing ability to support his family like he used to. Therefore, the isolation is an extension of his alienation he felt as a person (Yaron and Herzog