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Throughout literary history, certain authors are so unique and fresh in their approach to the written word that they come to embody a genre. Franz Kafka is one such author; "Die Verwandlung" or "The Metamorphosis" is one of his works that helped coin the term "Kafkaesque." Through this novella, Kafka addresses the timeless theme of people exploit-ing others as a means to an end. He demonstrates this point through showing that a family's unhealthy dependence on the main character results in that character's dependence on the family.
Kafka's unorthodox beginning of "The Metamorphosis" reads as what would seem to be a climactic moment: "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect." The reader is henceforth bound to the story in search of the reason for and meaning of this hideous metamorphosis. Shortly thereafter, the reader may also notice that although Gregor is quite aware of his condition, given these......

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