Jaiseri Writes

  I had longed to read Kafka since long. Whenever any writer was mentioned in any book or any article, I would keep him and his writing in my want-to-read-list. Kafka was one among them. The Metamorphosis is an English translation for Kafka's Die Verwandlung in German. Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, wakes up and finds out that he has turned into an insect. He being the breadwinner of his family worries about his family more than about himself and recalls his plans for his family. His family members hope for his recovery in the beginning but later give up on such hope and he becomes 'something' they want to get rid of. George complies their wish. I took his transformation as a metaphor for being crippled and useless for the family. The way family percieved him in the beginning and at the end changes to a great extent. This made me think that we all are selfish and are bound to each other due to our self-interest. Gregor was much worried about his family when ...