Metamorphosis Theme Essay

In the book, Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, it raises an interesting theme of love. This book revolves around many themes, but I think that the love theme is the most important. In Metamorphosis, Gregor wakes up to find himself turned into a Samsa Beetle. When his parents and sister come in to wake him up for work, they are mortified and disgusted. They don't see Gregor at all, all the see is a giant beetle. I think that the message of this book is about the idea of judging. What you see on the outside is not always what you see on the inside.
Throughout the book, the family do not accept Gregor's new form. At the beginning of the book, we expect to see shock, as in this quote, “Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto her breasts. His father looked

At first I was really confused with his words, but as I read it made more sense because he gets his point across. One quote that I think shows this really well is at the beginning of the book while he is in bed. “And when he tried to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder”. This quote shows his word choices are odd, and kind of oldie, but it make the book so much better. In this part of the book, he could just have said, he touched his leg and felt cold, but he elaborated. He made it more specific, and because he did, you can really feel what Gregor is feeling. He did not just get cold, he shivered. The last quote that I think he did really well on is at the beginning of the book, after Gregor had opened the door. “As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister”. I am fond of this quote because it is relatable. Many people feel at sometimes that they are not understood. The way Kafka conveys this, makes it so much