Title: The Metamorphosis Analysis | Book Analysis
Headings: The Metamorphosis Analysis
The Metamorphosis Analysis
The Metamorphosis Themes
Transformation
Alienation
Responsibility
Analysis of Key Moments in The Metamorphosis
Point of View and Poetic Techniques in The Metamorphosis
Narrative Point of View
Poetic Techniques
Symbols in The Metamorphosis
The Picture of the Woman
Gregor as an Insect
Food
About Emma Baldwin

Content: Alienation
Gregor’s transformation brings with it a series of emotional transitions and obstacles that he has to overcome. The main one being the separation from his family, job, and previous role as the main breadwinner. Gregor is alienated from his former humanity, generally, as well as his former personality and role, specifically. Gregor is also physically alienated in his prison cell-like room. It is from there, separate from the family, that he listens to their lives carry on without him. Responsibility
When Gregor first discovers that he’s no longer in his human body, his first thought is for his family. He worries immediately that he’s not going to be able to get to work on time and is going to lose his job. The first pages of the novel are devoted to Gregor’s struggle to force his new body to do what his old one could easily. He cares about the responsibility he has to his family, to pay off his father’s debts and support his sister and mother. A reader should also consider what responsibility his family has for him after his transformation and how they didn’t fulfill it.