Title: Kafkaesque: An Analysis of Metamorphosis – James Odor
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Kafkaesque: An Analysis of Metamorphosis
Content: Kafkaesque: An Analysis of Metamorphosis – James Odor
Kafkaesque: An Analysis of Metamorphosis
Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’ is, as the name suggests, a story about change. From the moment that Gregor Samsa awakes from his ‘ uneasy dreams ’, this theme unfolds. The protagonist finds himself ‘ transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect ’; a change so drastic that it borders upon the absurd. Change manifests in all of the main characters in Metamorphosis: Gregor’s sister transforms from a child to a young woman; his parents are forced to evolve their roles in order to survive. But it is not change that defines Metamorphosis in my eyes, but lack of change: