Essay Archive - Metamorphosis: A Review
Metamorphosis: A Review
The method in Kafka's Metamorphosis is very direct. From his
attention grabbing first sentence until the end of the 58 page story, Kafka
bluntly tells the story of Gregor Samsa who "found himself changed in his
bed into a monstrous vermin". While most, if not all, critics treat the
story as an extended metaphor, the text presents almost no evidence that
Gregor's predicament isn't genuine. It can not be that Gregor simply sees
himself as this hideous creature, because everyone who sees Gregor
throughout the story is horrified by his appearance. The cleaning lady even
refers to him as....
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