The Tone Of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis

Without the tone The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka wouldn't leave as an impacting effect on the reader. The Metamorphosis falls under the category of Magical Realism, “A fiction genre in which magical elements blend to create a realistic atmosphere that accesses a deeper understanding of reality”(Goodreads). The story follows a drastic transformation with everything that happens after a response and the author utilizes the tone of nonchalant to give the reader insight to how alienated Kafka himself felt in his own life and contribute more meaning to his character Gregor and the metamorphosis of his sister.
“Franz Kafka felt alienated because he spoke German but lived in Prague, a Czech city. He was Jewish yet lived among people who looked down upon Jews. Since he doubted the existence of God, he felt alienated from his own people. He lived with his family (not an unusual occurrence at the time) but felt isolated because he
The nonchalant tone effects the reader because the norm would be to panic and have total mayhem which contributes to how meaningless ultimately Gregor becomes. His family eventually treats him like a disgusting vermin and he loses his humanity in the eyes of the people closest to him, also in doing so no one truly knows what Gregor feels like emotionally and mentally representing his alienation. This was necessary for his family and especially his sister at the end no longer being held back they decide to move to a better apartment and his sister appears to have her strength and beauty back, which leads her parents to think about finding her a