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Many people go through drastic changes in their lives trying to get away from their past when they have haunting memories caused from a tragedy or a past relationship. We go to great lengths to attempt to change or forget what has happened before, but it always seems to fail because our minds cannot simply forget these events that rip and tear at us from the inside. In Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, Kafka explores the absurdity of life through Gregor's transformation as he struggles with himself and the outside world around him.
In this story Kafka writes about a dream that he had years earlier. He tells the story just as the dream occurs and shows how one's troubles can push them so far these influences will affect the people who love them the most.
Kafka first begins his absurd writings with aspects of dreams or nightmares that cause him great hurt, but makes them think about and learn from the dreams' hidden meanings.
Kafka's stories have often been compared to dreams or......

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