Desolation In The Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka

Society is a complexity of layers builded upon walls. Although society itself is wide, it leaves many individuals stranded and alone in isolation. Individuals are not only misjudged or misconceived, but they are who alter people in society, as civilization itself.
Social pariahs, are generally the source, who cause massive devastation or change, in society or other personages. In “The Metamorphosis”, written by Franz Kafka, is a short story on how, a man known as Gregor transforms into a human-sized bug during his sleep. Gregor, would be the outsider, who caused desolation to his own family, during a transformation he went through, into a human-life sized bug. It caused distress and agony, to his family, as his sister cried, “‘It must be gotten

But how can it be Gregor? If it were Gregor, he would have long ago realized that a communal life among human beings is not possible with such an animal and would have gone away voluntarily. Then we would not have a brother, but we could go on living and honor his memory. But this animal plagues us. It drives away the [renters…], will obviously take over the entire apartment, and leave us to spend the night in the alley…”’ (Kafka 174-175). Exhibiting the damage, that Gregor’s transformation caused, in which he was treated as an outsider, it showed the drastic change, that his family did in perspective. Gregor is described as an outsider, in the perspective of his family, as he no longer carries the similar appearances as everyone. He’s existence as a bug, has cause mental destruction and change in his surroundings. It demonstrates

In the video, “Franz Kafka and Metamorphosis”, it shows in how an individual develops mentally and physically. As “‘[w]e would [...] like to determine what shape we are and what changes are undertaking effect that affect us, but when we can’t, we lose control”’ (Kafka 187). Provoking for society to misread or misapprehend any individual’s appearance and characteristics. Although, evolution has found a way to change, but not physically. If we want to change, we do not have to change our bodies, but invent something, to change our way of life. How we change, we transform our behavior, and we are the author’s of our change. Our change is resulted from us mentally. Being an outsiders is more complex, other than being misinterpreted or misunderstood, as they have to change mentally in themselves or in others, and not through physically change or