The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka- The most disturbing book in literature?
Imagine this- you wake up and find out that somehow, you’ve been turned into an insect and your first thought isn’t “what’s happening to me”, but rather “how do I get to work”. That’s the exact opening premise of Franz Kafka’s book, “The Metamorphosis”, which was originally published in 1915 but has recently gained high popularity in online circles and amongst general readers. So, lets see what this story is actually about, what themes it explores, whether this is a good book to add to your reading list, and why it’s still popular more than a hundred years after it first reached bookstores. Spoiler-Free Summary “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka is a story of a travelling salesman called Gregor Samsa, who seems to somehow have turned into an insect overnight. The entire story is a contained narrative of Gregor Samsa’s life confined in his home with his family after the incident. The entire narrative revolves around the effects of this bizarre event on his own lif...
