Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka Change Essay

Change is inevitable and everyone goes through it. In "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, the main character, Gregor, turns into a bug in his sleep. This causes him to be late to his important job and getting in trouble. In "Before I got my eye put out" by Emily Dickenson, Dickenson becomes blind and misses her ability to see. In these two texts, change is presented as negative. In "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, change is presented as negative. For instance, "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense." This is significant to the prompt because Gregor sleeping late is caused by him being a bug, he figures that if he just sleeps more, he will be back into his normal self again. By him sleeping more, he is late to his important job. He gets a visit by the chief clerk, which reacts negatively to his behavior. The text reads, "What is wrong… you are causing serious concern to your parents and you fail." This is important because when the chief clerk comes to Gregor's house to find out why he is not a work, he is aggravated at Gregor. This jeopardizes his job and puts him at risk of getting fired. But, his parents desperately need money, so if Gregor is fired, his whole family will hate on him. …show more content…
The text reads, "Before I got my eye put out- I liked as well to see- As other creatures, that have eyes- And know no other way." This is important to note because the speaker says she enjoys seeing her surroundings and it will be challenging for them to adjust. This person doesn’t seem to like this change since they won't be able to see her surroundings anymore. Another example would be when the author writes, "So safer-guess-with just my soul- Upon the window pane." The speaking is saying that they are stuck inside unwillingly. Even though she knows it is safer this way, she doesn’t like this