Alienation Essay

Metamorphosis is a limiting in physical machinate or structure. In The Metamorphosis, there is a literal change in the protagonist, Gregor Samsas, physical form from a man to an insect. This metamorphosis brings to light one(a) of the major themes in the novel the theme of alienation. Todays fellowship demands conformity to its norms and any individual who refuses to accept these faces alienation. Such is the fate of Gregor in the story. Before Gregors metamorphosis, he is alienated from his job, humanity, his family, and even his trunk. 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 initial alienation is from his physical body and as the story progresses we find that Gregors deportment as an insect is not much different from his life as a human.From the first few paragraphs we get the impression that Gregors metamorphosis has only transformed him from on e body to a slight convenient one. He does not seem frazzled by his transformation, but explores his brisk body and tries to work with it. He observes his numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the domiciliate of his bulk (Kafka, 494), he feels a dull ache he had never experienced before (495), and he discovers a place on his body that he cannot itch. Gregor does not seem to have any emotional change due to this transformation. This is evident when he wakes up after his transformation and is roiling that he cannot go to sleep because he cannot turn onto his right side. He also thinks about how he can no longer help work.