In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, the straightforward style is enhanced by the nightmarish quality of the work. One example of this is “He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to control.”(Kafka 9) This is showing even though his character is an enormous roach it’s not expressed in his writing. For instance in (Kafka 13); “His main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not alarm. But it was something that had to be risked.” Gregor wasn’t worried about him being transformed into a roach, but only worried
