Metamorphosis
Sentenced Till Death The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a tragic story of imprisonment and alienation. ... Then through a metamorphosis Gregor is finally let free from the obligations of his work, only to be released into a new type of prison as his room is transformed into a cage to keep Gregor contained. As a result of his metamorphosis Gregor’s imprisonment is also stimulates a growing alienation from the same people he had worked so long for. However it is also possible that Gregor’s metamorphosis has negative effects on his family other then the lack of income, for they too are facing the same issues that Gregor is. ... However through his eves dropping Gregor learns that he was being alienated before his metamorphosis as well.