Part one of term paper
The point of view that is used in Franz Kafka's short story "The Metamorphosis" is that of a Third Person narrator. The narrator of the story is not a character who appears in the story, but is a witness to all of the events. The type of narration in "The Metamorphosis" changes once in the story. At the beginning of the story, the narrator ...

Part two of term paper
... family are those which are held in the mind of Gregor Samsa. The narrator is only able to share with the reader of the story the knowledge that Gregor possesses. This viewpoint, while it does not allow the reader full access to all of the details of the characters, plot and setting, does not develop any type of irony. The viewpoint of the story changes at the end of the story as Gregor Samsa dies. The narration had to change because once Gregor died, the narrator was unable to reveal his tho ...