Match the events from Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis to the themes they reflect.
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Major themes from Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis are alienation and absurdism:
When Gregor transforms strangely into a horrible vermin, the family abandons and locks him up in a room. The attachment with his sister eventually dies post-transformation.
When he is unable to communicate, his family alienates him and considers him to be a life-threatening monster. After transforming into a monstrous vermin, Gregor did not panic or get upset exemplifying that this world is a chaotic and irrational place.
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Grete’s insistence near the end of the story that it would be best for her family to get rid of Gregor, and her claim that “it” was not her brother anymore: betrayal
Mr. Samsa’s physical abuse of Gregor with the apple, which severely injures him and limits his ability to move: persecution
Gregor’s enjoyment at being able to crawl around his room all day without having to deal with any family or work-related responsibility: freedom
Gregor’s inability to communicate with others after his transformation into an insect: isolation
The Metamorphosis is a book by Jewish author Franz Kafka. The book was published in 1915, and it tells the story of a salesman, Gregor Samsa, who wakes up one morning to find that he has been tranformed into a huge insect for no apparent reason. Both him and his family need to adjust to this change, and the way the do so constitutes the rest of the novel.