The Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka

Throughout life, events occur and mold us. Events that hold many achievements and hardships. Events that causes us to adapt hopefully for the better. Events that becomes experiences, which we learn from and evolve into a wiser self. However, these inspiring words and pithy phrases are more suited for the messages of a fortune cookie. While we have these moments of triumph and success, we also have terrors that reside in the opposite side of the spectrum. Moments of lasting pain and trivial endeavors that leave an imprint on us unlike the moments of joy. It is through man’s isolation and pain that tell us not to talk to strangers or play with fire. Franz Kafka explores these ideas. He journeys into the complicated genre of alienations and psychological
Following the realization of his transformations, Gregor is greeted by his family members and his boss with grimace. Eventually, it appears to him that not only did his physical appearance change, but also his mental processing. He found milk, which was once his favorite dairy product, to be tasteless and instead chose rotten food as a suitable form of nourishment. In time, Gregor realizes that he has become a burden to the family. Gregor notices the pain he is inflicting on family. The financial and psychological problems he causes. Gregor realizes that the only way to save both himself and his family is to take his last breath. Kafka explains the thought process behind Gregor, writing, “He thought back on his family with deep emotion and love. His conviction that he would have to disappear was, if possible, even firmer than his sister's. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful reflection until the tower clock struck three in the morning.”(89) Kafka represents Gregor in the form of an insect to symbolize isolation. Stanley Corngold realizes “But if Kafka wished to suggest the solitude resulting from the absolute loss of all significance, he would have to present this condition as a consequence of the loss of the human form.” (243) The isolation that afflicts Gregor stems from three key elements: language barrier, difference in physical form, and
as the protagonist who takes a mental journey for a year. He shows of a man who, on his birthday, is charged for no apparent reason. Much of the story revolves around a case filled with enigmas. K. treats the case indifferently, confused with all of the event that unfold. The world seemed to be against K., but K. was the one who could not make the right decisions. Intercourse with Leni, indifference to a court case, dismissing a competent defense lawyer, all mistakes K. has made through apathy and daydreaming. When he justifies he was only told that “You should keep talk at a minimum. What you say can easily by assumed by how you act. The case is the same even if you were to say a few words.” Much of this adventure tampers with the psychological process. K.’s being charged for an unspecified crime has an endless about of implications. One year later, on his birthday, K. goes out and is taken away. Held by the neck and stabbed in the heart, he