What is most fascinating about Kafka is his ability to create a tale from personal anxiety and injury that transmits a universal message to all that read it, honing in on the shame, loneliness and frustration in every heart. Gregor’s shocking tale of transformation is a strong rendition of guilt and the failure to succeed in a father’s eyes that utilizes religious imagery and fantastical occurrences to drive the knife into the reader’s heart and soul. The ambiguity of Kafka’s literature, his vivid imagery, and attention to the smallest detail define his often maddening, vague “Kafkaesque” style. His stories combine the bizarre, the fantastic, the beautiful, and the heartbreaking, transmitting a vibrant reality in writing. Kafka’s unique literary
