Part one of term paper
The method in Kafka's Metamorphosis is very direct. From his attention grabbing first sentence until the end of the 58 page story, Kafka bluntly tells the story of Gregor Samsa who "found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin". While most, if not all, critics treat the story as an extended metaphor, the text presents almost no ev ...

Part two of term paper
... the possibility that the story was any sort of metaphor. His direct, unembellished approach remains constant throughout the story. To find the message in Metamorphosis, however, one must assume that the story is meant for much more than entertainment. Before his transformation at the beginning of the book, Gregor Samsa was working very hard at a menial job to support his entire family. While his boss was very strict, Gregor managed to do well enough to keep his family in an apartment that w ...