After his death, they improve, which is not unlike what happens to insects when they undergo the same.įood is another overt symbol in the story. When he changes, family members seem to be on the path to ruin, but they gradually adapt. The metamorphosis that alludes to the life circle of an insect can also be viewed symbolically about the change that takes place in the family.
Thus, it is apparent that he did not just turn into a bug on that day. When he transforms to a bug, his family treats him in a manner that makes him realise the true role he played in their lives. He seemed to have no other purpose in his life save for slaving for his family, just like a worker bee. He did not have friends and a social life outside his family. His metamorphosis is symbolic of the fact that his previous life was not that of a normal human, although he lived in a human body.
This initial symbolism is important to the plot of the overall story because, essentially, if one considers the Gregor life before and after his transformation, he or she would realise that Gregor’s transformation had begun long before he turned into a beetle. Kafka’s substantial use of symbolism in this text is evident in the immediate context of the transformation that appears to be a reverse anthropomorphism, where a human character is personified as an insect (Kafka 34).
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