Franz Kafka wrote the novel right after the climax so the entire plot is the downfall and the conclusion. The reader has no idea how or why Gregor was transformed into a bug; they just know that he woke up one morning and was a giant bug. The isolation and despair felt by Gregor was also felt by Franz Kafka. During the time period it was written, the early 1900s, there was a lot of despair felt during this time because of the devastations of World War one. Also, the growth of cities made Kafka feel like no one was really important in the world anymore. Kafka used Gregor’s transformation and his isolation as an extended metaphor for how he felt about the changing world. Kafka felt like everyone was as meaningless as a bug, and very irreplaceable. This is shown by whenever Gregor dies everyone just goes back to their normal lives, and act as if Gregor was just a burden put on their lives. Kafka had a very negative view towards life and emulated his emotions toward the world through the
Franz Kafka wrote the novel right after the climax so the entire plot is the downfall and the conclusion. The reader has no idea how or why Gregor was transformed into a bug; they just know that he woke up one morning and was a giant bug. The isolation and despair felt by Gregor was also felt by Franz Kafka. During the time period it was written, the early 1900s, there was a lot of despair felt during this time because of the devastations of World War one. Also, the growth of cities made Kafka feel like no one was really important in the world anymore. Kafka used Gregor’s transformation and his isolation as an extended metaphor for how he felt about the changing world. Kafka felt like everyone was as meaningless as a bug, and very irreplaceable. This is shown by whenever Gregor dies everyone just goes back to their normal lives, and act as if Gregor was just a burden put on their lives. Kafka had a very negative view towards life and emulated his emotions toward the world through the