In the Metamorphosis, Gregor immediately feels negative impacts from his transformation from human to bug. He loses his job, loses the respect and compassion of his family, and loses his ability to be independent. In the Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka uses Gregor’s transformation into a bug as an allusion to ableism in a capitalist society by the description of Gregor’s reliance on others, ostracization from society, and the derogatory tone in which others speak to Gregor. Gregor loses his independence when he loses his job, cannot feed himself, and requires someone else to clean his room. Gregor could no longer work, and thus could not support his family. While in his bug-like state, Gregor reminisced about the time when he could “earn so much
