The metamorphosis
The metamorphosis is written by Kafka and published by 1915, which was one of his best works. It tells about a salesman by the name Gregory who one day finds himself transformed into a gigantic insect and struggling to adapt to his new condition. The novella has been discussed widely by different critics, and most of them come up with different interpretations. This paper is going to talk about Gregory dehumanization.
Gregory dehumanization. In novella metamorphosis, Gregory undergoes dehumanization transforming from a human to an insect. Insect tendencies take over his human brain and his day to day behavior. Still, despite this, Gregory maintains his appearance, for example, his memories, inner dialogue, and his thoughtless state of mind. Although Gregory maintains his state of mind and his internal dialogue, the transformation to a bug makes his family turn against him and kill him. This started when his sister Grete who was taking care of him, turns against him and incite the family to get rid of Gregory (Kafka, 1948). What led to the Gregory family to kill him is that the family believed the transformation to an insect is not Gregory (Kafka, 1948).
In conclusion, it understandable that Gregory family were surprised and frightened when Gregory first appeared but locking him in his room the whole day without even talking to him was dehumanization, for example, the only person who used to visit Gregory was his sister, but the sister barely tolerated Gregory presence leading her to turn against him with the family. Gregory dehumanization leads him to escape his room, which was his cell to cause injury.
Works Cited
Kafka, Franz. The metamorphosis. Schocken Books, 1948.