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A review by booktrotter_bxl
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
4.0
This book has left a very deep impression on me. Hearing about 'the kafka-trap' and 'kafkaesque' through my whole teenage years made me curious of who this man named kafka was.
A man wakes up one morning and finds out he transformed into a cockoach. He worries about his work and family. What will they think? When finally getting out of his room, the exposure of his appearance to his family is the first step towards a robust alienation from Gregor and his family. This book is about a metamorphosis and metaphor in one. It is so simple, yet immaculate. And the story represented could be a metaphor for so many things: alienation of disabled and minors from society, alienation of poor ppl from a capitalist world, or in general the outsiders or lone wolves and their enstangement. Some may say this story is a hint to the downturn of his dad towards kafka's choice to study literature.
A allegory which can be linked too many things, yet so amazingly clear and loud.
Loved it!
A man wakes up one morning and finds out he transformed into a cockoach. He worries about his work and family. What will they think? When finally getting out of his room, the exposure of his appearance to his family is the first step towards a robust alienation from Gregor and his family. This book is about a metamorphosis and metaphor in one. It is so simple, yet immaculate. And the story represented could be a metaphor for so many things: alienation of disabled and minors from society, alienation of poor ppl from a capitalist world, or in general the outsiders or lone wolves and their enstangement. Some may say this story is a hint to the downturn of his dad towards kafka's choice to study literature.
A allegory which can be linked too many things, yet so amazingly clear and loud.
Loved it!