The modernist crisis is presented through the creatures in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis (1996), DH Lawrence’s “Snake” (1967) and Virginia Woolf’s “Kew Gardens” (1919) as culture suppresses nature in their clash. The Metamorphosis explores this clash as mass culture dominates over nature, demonstrated as Gregor’s economic value is diminished in his transformation, revealing the suppression of his nature by culture. This is explicit as Gregor is the provider for his family up until he is transformed “into an enormous bug”, where he, instead, must rely on them (Kafka 11). In this state, he becomes “perpetual torment” to the Samsas, primarily due to his inability to contribute economically. Therefore, his status as a creature reveals the suppression