The Metamorphosis Allusion And Irony

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“The Metamorphosis” written by Franz Kafka is a book about the obligations of family and how far it goes. The Story takes place with a travelling salesman named Gregor Samsa who supports his family financially however he hates his job and situation socially.He wakes up to find that he has transformed into a bug and this impacts him and his family significantly.Franz Kafka uses allusion and irony to convey that the Samsa Family all go through a Metamorphosis. What leads to the Samsa family metamorphosis is a change in their obligations. Previously, Gregor was working hard and long to provide for his family and pay off their debt. It was an imprisonment for Gregor by his family’s need and comfort. Now after Gregor’s change to an insect, the family now has the responsibility to take care of him and providing …show more content…

The most obvious person is Gregor, who changed into an insect from a human. But it is uncertain if he really changed into a bug, however it leads to his actual deteriorating altercation that leads to his death. Gregor cannot eat his regular meals anymore. During the beginning of his time as a bug, when he drank milk “he turned away from the bowl almost with repulsion and crawled back to the middle of the room”(Kafka 21). This fasting of Gregor changes his body to frail and weak which is also influences his emotional state. The rest of the family also go through a metamorphosis, as a their financial worries takes toll on them physically. Their situation leads to all of them getting jobs ; the father becomes a messenger, the mother sewes lingerie, and “his sister, who had taken a job as a salesgirl” (Kafka 38). Because of Mr. Samsa’s job, he becomes increasingly filthy because he doesn’t take care of himself. Gregor metamorphosis to a bug has affected the whole family including gregor to physical deterioration which then leads to their emotional

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