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Gregor's metamorphosis is a metaphor symbolizing the loss of identity through his family and his business. Thus, it is both about the alienation of modern man, a critical commentary of modern social, and an example of economic familial structures.
Gregor’s lack of identity is a result of a work driven society. His work drains and consumes him. Gregor longs to be free from his family's debts so he can live his own life. At the beginning of the story he speaks of how tired he is from working so much. Gregor lets his job come before his own interests. An example of this is when he wakes up transformed into a beetle and is more concerned with getting to work than finding out what is wrong with him. Kafka gives a long description of Gregor’s physical state as a bug; meanwhile Gregor is far more concerned with catching the train. He thinks, “But what should he do now? The next train left at seven o’clock; to make it he would have to hurry like a mad man”(Kafka 5). This......

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