Did Gregor really turn into a giant bug? Or is the novella about his shitty family and the disrespect they feel for him? It’s the hidden meaning behind everything that’s going on that makes The Metamorphosis rise above the level of an average horror yarn about a horrible creepy crawly. I sort of wanted him to squash them with his giant bug body or eat them. Never mind their son’s been turned into a bug. Their biggest concern when he turns into a bug is how to find the money to live on. He works ridiculous hours as a slave driver to pay off his father’s debt and allow his family to live in the lap of luxury. The thing that impressed me the most about The Metamorphosis is that it’s really got nothing to do with Gregor becoming a giant bug. This is clear from the outset but that doesn’t make it any less sad. The Metamorphosis doesn’t have a happy ending. The situation becomes more and more hopeless, especially when his family pretty much lock him in his room, let other rooms out to lodgers and he hears them plot ways to get rid of him. At first Gregor is determined to go to work until he realises he can’t. The great thing about it is how Kafka portrays Gregor’s struggle to come to terms with his situation. The opening sentence of Hill’s story is almost identical to the opening sentence of The Metamorphosis.Īt a base level The Metamorphosis is your average gruesome horror tale about a man who transforms into a giant bug.īut The Metamorphosis is much more than that. I’m fairly certain Hill was inspired by Kafka. It reminds me very strongly of Joe Hill’s story You Will Hear the Locust Sing from his collection 20 th Century Ghosts. The Metamorphosis is one of the creepiest things I’ve read in a while. A brilliant, darkly comic reimagining of Kafka’s classic tale of family, alienation, and a giant bug…
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