Reputation And Isolation In The Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka

The feeling of isolation and abandonment from the outside world ultimately leads to one’s seclusion from modern society. In the short story, The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, the emotional detachment between Gregor Samsa and his family result in the gradual rejection of Gregor when he turns into a bug. Furthermore, the alienation caused by Gregor’s metamorphosis can be seen by the reader as an adjunct to the estrangement he already felt as a person when working in a capitalist society. Mr. Samsa, Mrs. Samsa, and Grete, all play significant roles that contribute to Gregor’s exclusion from human society. In order to stress his theme of isolation and rejection, Franz Kafka uses Gregor’s dehumanization.
Right as the story begins, Kafka uses “painful” …show more content…
Prior to Grete doing this, the furniture in Gregor’s room was the last connection to reality and the outside world. Kafka makes it clear to the reader that Grete has definitely excluded her brother from human society. Though Grete believed doing this would give Gregor more room, Kafka makes it clear that Gregor wanted everything to stay as it was: “Nothing should be taken out of his room; everything must stay as it was; he could not dispense with the good influence of the furniture on his state of mind; and even if the furniture did hamper him in his senseless crawling round and round, that was no drawback but a great advantage.” (Part 3) Regardless of this statement, Grete goes through with her actions and exterminates all of the furniture from her brothers room. This was the turning point in the short story that made the reader realize that she no longer views Gregor as her brother, but as a senseless beatle lacking human …show more content…
At the commencement of the short story, Mr. Samsa and the chief clerk meet Gregor with revulsion and rejection when seeing him in bug form for the first time. Unlike his daughter Grete, Mr. Samsa immediately dehumanizes Gregor and doesn’t view him as his son anymore. “Gregor 's father, who had remained relatively calm until now, for instead of running after the man himself, or at least not hindering Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the walking-stick which the chief clerk had left behind on a chair, together with a hat and great-coat, snatched in his left hand a large newspaper from the table and began stamping his feet and flourishing the stick and the newspaper to drive Gregor back into his room.” (Part 2) In order to exclude his son from complete human activity, Mr. Samsa physically moves Gregor back into his room treating him as if he was worthless and a ne 'er-do-well. Furthermore, Mr. Samsa forces Gregor back into his room because of an escape in the worse possible way handled. Rather than getting Gregor back in his room in a composed manner, Mr. Samsa throws colossal apples hurting Gregor and almost causing his death. Mrs. Samsa, Gregor’s mother, bursted out of her room begging Mr. Samsa to stop. Though Kafka makes it clear that Mrs. Samsa had always possessed some sympathy for her son,