Metamorphosis

Gregor’s Struggle In his short story, The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka shows a man’s struggle to find the meaning of life. This story starts out with Gregor, the main character, awaking from unsettling dreams to find himself changed into a monstrous vermin. Because of this transformation, Gregor’s life is changed. No matter how hard he tries, Gregor can no longer lead a normal life after his metamorphosis. Franz Kafka uses Gregor’s self-esteem, …showed first 75 words of 642 total…

…showed last 75 words of 642 total…struggle to find the meaning of life in The Metamorphosis. After his transformation, Gregor’s self-esteem showed that he did not think much of himself. His desire for human contact was never fulfilled, because he was constantly neglected by his family. His relationship with his family members changed, and he was never able to be part of the family again. As the story ends, Gregor dies not being able to find any meaning in life.