Kafka's Metamorphosis: Existentialism

Part I of Essay
The book Metamorphosis, written by Franz Kafka, is based on the views of existentialism. One of these main views is alienation or estrangement which is demonstrated by Gregor's relationship with his family, his social life, and the way he lives his life after the metamorp ....

Part II of Essay
.... For this reason Gregor doesn't have a friend or a girlfriend that he can find support in. He follows the same routine everyday of his life and fails to look ahead into the future. By secluding himself like this, Gregor's life becomes like the life of a cockroach. It is for this reason that he transforms into this creature. Gregor's life as a cockroach is no different than his life as a human. Whenever Gregor tries to communicate with someone, the only thing that comes out of his mouth are cockroach noises that scare his family, and his a ....