Metamorphosis Compare And Contrast Essay

“Gregor’s appeals to his father were of no help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly turned his head his father merely stamped his foot still harder” (Kafka). In the novel, Gregor’s life was very isolated from friends and family. He constantly worked to provide for his family. Similarly, the author of the book had tense relationships with his parents as well. Often times, a writer’s personality and personal experiences are portrayed through characters in his or hers works. The author of Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka, is very similar to the main character in his book because both of them were isolated from others and had a complicated relationship with their parents. One way in which Gregor and Franz Kafka are similar is their family life at home. For example, even in their midlives, they both …show more content…
Kafka died before enduring the pain of the Holocaust, but even if he did not, Gregor would still reflect those gruesome experiences. Kafka had three younger sisters whom all died in either a ghetto or a concentration camp. In Metamorphosis, Gregor was very close with his sister, and they depended on each other. If Kafka had to witness his sisters’ sufferings, Gregor’s relationship with Grete would be different. For example, Grete would suffer more in the story and that would maybe even keep Gregor alive to comfort her. Living through the Holocaust would also affect Gregor’s death in the story. He would not die in the quiet and reserved way that he did, but instead, it would be violent and horrible to reflect the suffering of the victims of concentration camps, gulags, and ghettos. When an author connects himself to their works, they can write moving and personal work that reflects who they are as a person. The events in Kafka’s book show how he suffered personally because he made Gregor a mirror of himself, and the entire world can see inside of Kafka’s