The story of The Metamorphosis is one that is very subtle and very delicate. Kafka wrote in a fashion that would allow a reader to interpret the story in a way that may be different each time it is read. From the beginning, we see that a young, hard working, man, Gregor, has turned into a bug, and as the story continues, one can see that he was much more than an insect. What else …showed first 75 words of 1215 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1215 total…she, too, sprang to her feet and stretched her body. She would be going through a similar change. The parents were the reason why the both of them turned out the way they did. Their total interest towards living a comfortable life made them unable to see what was happening with Gregor. Despite all his effort, they failed to realize that part of that insect that they had treated so cruelly was actually their son.