Metamorphosis is usually associated with the animal kingdom but does have a secondary meaning which is more generally referred to in the Oxford English Dictionary as being "the action or process of changing in form, shape, or substance; esp. transformation by supernatural means" (Kafka 126). ... The ambiguity that arises from the result of the novella's German translation provides an example of why "The Metamorphosis" contains many interpretative values similar to Hemingway's use of the iceberg principle. ... This theory can be supported with many examples in th...

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