Metamorphosis And Invisible Child Comparison Essay

In the stories Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and The Invisible Child translated by Thomas, the protagonist is changed in a way that they are different from their peers. Because of this change, they and the others around them have to change their actions to coincide with their new selves. In these stories, the protagonists have changes to their bodies with make them different to those around them; as both of the stories have many similarities, they also have many differences. In the stories Metamorphosis and The Invisible Child, the protagonists in the stories have similarities in their appearance and coping with their disabilities, but are different in the way that they are treated.
In these stories, the protagonists both have similarities in their appearance in the way that they are much different than those around them. In Metamorphosis, Gregor becomes a cockroach one morning in opposed of being a human, and he has to show to his family that he is indeed the cockroach that is in replacement of his old self. In The Invisible Child, Ninny is an invisible child that is introduced to the family by …show more content…
They are similar because they both rely and stay close to a person in their lives. In Metamorphosis, Gregor relies on Grete, his sister, to bring him food and care for him. His mother also helps him by, with the assistance of Grete, move furniture out of his room to leave him more space to crawl around. In The Invisible Child, Ninny relies on Moominmamma to help her. In the story, it states that “They became accustomed to seeing her pink dress marching along behind Moominmamma.” Ninny trusts Moominmamma to help her in all her needs. Moominmamma made her bed in the attic, feeds her, and even knitted the pink dress that she wears all the time. Moominmamma also tries to make her visible again by using a remedy that her grandmother said would heal a person that is fading