Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis Essay

Franz Kafkas Metamorphosis is a tragic tale of Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, who turns into a gigantic vermin one morning. Gregors fate is blamed on his familys over-dependence to him and Gregors inability to break free from his imprisoning responsibility. Gregor assumes the responsibility of providing for the family. Even before his metamorphosis, Gregors relationship with his family slowly deteriorates as he realizes he only exists for his them. He also hates his job as he laments,O, God, what a demanding job Ive chosenThe hell with it all(Kafka, F. , 2004, p. 2). He continues to complain about travelling, train connections, bad food and superficial human relationships. But no matter how much discomfort he pull ins from his job, he cannot set off for the sake of his family. Worse, his fathers debt makes him stuck to his job for a very long time. Clearly, Gregors family causes him to transform into a vermin. Worse, after the metamorphosis, all his capabilities to provide ce ases and his family see him as useless.The very people whom he cares for loathe him his mother faints at the sight of him, his sister rejects him and his father bombards him with apples which cause an infection to his back. Finally, they plot to get rid of Gregor and stupefy a new life On the other hand, Gregor himself is partly responsible for his fate. He loathes the bad situation that he is in as he has affidavit thoughts at the beginning of the story. He wants to break free but he is not able to do that because he thinks of the welfare of his family.He submits, albeit unwillingly, to his role. In fact, when he discovers his transformation that morning, he worries more about his family and how to get to work than his disgusting appearance In any case, right now I have to get up. My train leaves at five oclock (Kafka, p. 2). The metamorphosis symbolizes Gregors empty and insignificant life, his personal alienation from his family, as well as from the extracurricular world, and the effects of his numbing job.Work Cited Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. Kessinger Publication (2004).