Alienation Essay

Metamorphosis is a replace in physical form or structure. In The Metamorphosis, there is a literal change in the protagonist, Gregor Samsas, physical form from a man to an plant louse. This metabolism brings to light ace of the major themes in the myth the theme of alienation. Todays society demands residency to its norms and any individual who refuses to accept these faces alienation. Such is the passel of Gregor in the tarradiddle. Before Gregors metamorphosis, he is modify from his job, humanity, his family, and even his body. The metamorphosis, however, takes the alienation to a different plane. In the story, Gregors job precipitates his alienation from society, his family, and himself. Gregors sign alienation is from his physical body and as the story progresses we find that Gregors life as an insect is not much different from his life as a human.From the first few paragraphs we get the tactile sensation that Gregors metamorphosis has only transformed him from one body to a less convenient one. He does not seem frazzled by his transformation, but explores his clean body and tries to work with it. He observes his numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk (Kafka, 494), he feels a dull ache he had never go through before (495), and he discovers a place on his body that he cannot itch. Gregor does not seem to dupe any emotional change due to this transformation. This is spare when he wakes up after his transformation and is miffed that he cannot go to sleep because he cannot cristal onto his right side. He also thinks about how he can no longer attend work.