The Metamorphosis

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The surrealism genre is often known to be “Kafkaesque”, and for good reason. Franz Kafka is a primary creator of surrealism. An example of surrealism in “The Metamorphosis” is Gregor’s complete apathy towards his transformation. Rather than ruminating about his situation or going into shock, he is more concerned with comparatively diminutive issues-such as being late for work and his father’s reason for not perusing the newspaper in his normal fashion. His subconscious amelioration serves as a hallmark of surrealism. His undergoes not only a physical change into a bug, but imminently becomes mental as well. Gregor begins to crawl around the walls and ceiling of his room by rote, and exert efforts to hide himself in a confined space under the