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Transformation In Gregor Kafka's Metamorphosis

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MAIN SENSE OF GREGOR SAMSA’S METAMORPHOSIS Thesis Statement: While some people are thinking that Gregor Samsa’s transformation is literal, what’s happening in the story is purely symbolic. In the story “Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka, some people think that Gregor Samsa’s transformation is a literal one, but to others, it is supposed to be taken his transformation as a purely symbolic one. One morning, the protagonist Gregor Samsa who works as a traveling salesman, is finding himself transformed into an insect. Although it is unclear whether this "metamorphosis" is literal or symbolic (figurative) , this transformation is precisely the focus of the entire story. According to some readers, this transformation is clearly literal. In other words, …show more content…

This symbolism seems to express the author's dismay at how maturity means accepting surrender to the whims of one's family and one's culture. These lines describes Gregor’s last condition: "He had pains, of course, throughout his body, but it seemed to him that he was getting gradually fainter and fainter and would finally go away altogether. The rotten apple in his back and the inflamed area around it, which was completely covered with fluffy dust, already hardly bothered him. He thought back on his family with deep emotion and love. His conviction that he would have to disappear was, if possible, even firmer than his sister's. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful reflection until the tower clock struck three in the morning. He still saw that outside the window. Then, without his consent, his head sank down to the floor, and his nostrils streamed his last weak breath.” So, we can say that whats happening in the book are more psychological. On the other hand, when you look at the writer Franz Kafka’s other works and his unique, depressed writing style, it can be understood that the metamorphosis in the story is clearly

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