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In the Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka transforms the main character, Gregor Samsa, into a bug. Kafka chose the bug for several reasons. The bug is a symbol for the life that Gregor has. His life is full of loneliness and emptiness. Furthermore, Kafka wrote this book shortly after the Industrial Revolution. There is a connection between the bug-form of Samsa and the transformation of workers into machines.

Gregor Samsa is a traveling salesman who brings in most of the income for his entire family. Waking up before dusk, he spends all of his day out working. On page four this is evident when Gregor says," What a grueling job I've picked!" He has no time for his own pleasures. Even after he is transformed, all he worries about for the fifteen minutes is getting ready for the train and not being late to work. He is nothing more than a bug, working from dawn to dusk merely for the survival of his family. Which is shown on page four he explains that," I woulda quit long ago but not for my......

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