Gregor Samsa

Throughout human history, people have learned to unify in a series of methods, one being communication. The elimination of defined language barriers functions as a catalyst in people's understanding of one another; however, other external forces limit such progression such as personal perspective and opinions. Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis delivers a written account of biased projection against economic greed and its enslaving effects through the protagonist Gregor Samsa. Parallels exist between the two men beneath solely literary text, influencing a reader to meet Kafka on a personal level. With general insight, one may quickly notice a concurring theme in his life and his work, identified as an abusive and manipulative relationship with
A continuation of the previous quote reaches key points of Gregor’s family and work relations, “I’d like to see my boss’s face if I tried that some time; he’d can me on the spot. Although who knows, maybe that would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have to hold back for my parents’ sake, I’d have given notice long ago” (4). Gregor Samsa lives to please his parents, yet he goes further than going to work on time to bring a smile on his parents’ faces. He willingly sacrifices the minimal joy of his own life in order to bring a bit of sublimity to his family. While it may seem out of pure empathy and love, a larger force designates Gregor signed a pact making him the indentured servant of his family, he serves the same function as any of the other maids or cleaning ladies whom the Samsas swap often. He’s worth hardly anything, similarly to the women who come by the house submitting to the Samsa family to acquire cash going home. Gregor works hours at a time at a job sucking the humanity out of him, literally transforming him into a creature so unrecognizable to society as a living being worth respect. Gregor suffers repeatedly, taking figurative slashes and whips from someone he performs labor for. His value is even lesser to his general manager, who lacks the decency to learn a simple fact or give human qualities to the object working for him, “‘Herr Samsa,’ the general manager now called out” (10). The manager lacks beyond just polite mannerism, he literally objectifies Gregor over and over yelling commands and sticking an identity as the property of the business. Yet, Gregor never opposites such treatment signifying his custom to treatment less than humane. Gregor Samsa is a victim and indentured servant of corporate exploitment and his family’s fiscal