In this case, The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, a strange story about a young man, Gregor Samsa, loyal to his family suddenly changes over night to a beetle-like creature, and ultimately depicting to the reader that he has lost human features and cognitive ability, doesn't directly give the reader any one overall meaning leaving them to wonder what it is all about. Though it is difficult to see a meaning that does not revolve around the aspects of old age, "Transforming Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" by Nina Pelikan Straus, shows the reader that there might be another meaning...

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The author, Franz Kafka's purpose of "The Metamorphosis" is to make people understand more about human condition. ... Franz Kafka is effective in achieving this purpose because he creatively uses metaphors to hint at and provide a better overall and superior meaning of human condition. ... Soares 5 Works Cited Kafka, Franz. ... "The Metamorphosis." ... Kafka, Franz. ...

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Franz Kafka is the author of the German novella, "Die Verwandlung" or "The Metamorphosis." ... (Kafka 54). ... We have tried what is humanly possible to take care of it and to be patient" (Kafka 84). ... Since a man cannot possibly become an insect, it seems that Kafka has introduced the supernatural element in his writing. ... In conclusion, Kafka has painted the picture of the bestiality in humans that surface at the slightest provocation. ...

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