Acclaimed writer Franz Kafka wrote a large number of books. In his writings, Kafka compared a considerable amount of things. In the novel The Metamorphosis, he illustrates Gregor Samsa as a bug by describing his life as miserable, because of how he was treated and the lonely he was. Gregor is similar to a bug because of his way of living.
Gregor’s life resembles a bug’s life because his life was despicable. In a human’s perspective, the life of an insect is miserable, and Gregor's life was miserable. “O God, he thought, ‘what a demanding job I’ve chosen!” (Kafka 4) Gregor Samsa’s life was miserable because he did not like his job, and he could not quit, owning to the fact that he was the only family member with a responsibility. He was not quite able to build his own life since he has to pay for his family’s debt. He did not seem to fit well in his job, nor his home. He did not like the people from his career, and he had an atrocious relationship with his father. Similarly to an insect, They have a miserable life since they just waddle around looking for living a miserable life eating contemptible food, …show more content…
In a section of the story Grete states,“We must try to get rid of it,” (Kafka 68) Towards the end of the story, he became a burden, and they stopped seeing him as a human being. Grete stopped caring for him, and she started to be undoubtedly hostile toward Gregor. They even turned his room into a sort of garbage because they stopped caring for him. In the same way for insects, nobody cares for them that is why the first thing they do when they see an insect is kill
Gregor’s life resembles a bug’s life because his life was despicable. In a human’s perspective, the life of an insect is miserable, and Gregor's life was miserable. “O God, he thought, ‘what a demanding job I’ve chosen!” (Kafka 4) Gregor Samsa’s life was miserable because he did not like his job, and he could not quit, owning to the fact that he was the only family member with a responsibility. He was not quite able to build his own life since he has to pay for his family’s debt. He did not seem to fit well in his job, nor his home. He did not like the people from his career, and he had an atrocious relationship with his father. Similarly to an insect, They have a miserable life since they just waddle around looking for living a miserable life eating contemptible food, …show more content…
In a section of the story Grete states,“We must try to get rid of it,” (Kafka 68) Towards the end of the story, he became a burden, and they stopped seeing him as a human being. Grete stopped caring for him, and she started to be undoubtedly hostile toward Gregor. They even turned his room into a sort of garbage because they stopped caring for him. In the same way for insects, nobody cares for them that is why the first thing they do when they see an insect is kill