Transformation of Gregor Samsa from Metamorphosis by Kafka

Transformation of Gregor Samsa from Metamorphosis by Kafka Diagnosing Gregor Samsa from Metamorphosis Oct 30, 2018 in Literature Characteristic of Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka The novella The Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka narrates the case of the protagonists physical and mental transformation. At the beginning of the story, the author writers, As Gregor Samsa woke one morning from uneasy dreams, her found himself transformed into some kind of monstrous vermin (Kafka 29). The author describes in detail how this transformed creature attempts to survive. Its transformation can be of psychotic nature because of detached and dreamlike reality. Gregor delineates himself from the external social environment, family, and work. He has problems with speech and severe deviations in outlook on the real world. In general, psychosis has been related with the loss of identity, accompanied with a range of visual, hallucinations, auditory, and somatic disorders. In this respect, in Kafkas The Metamorphosis, the current interpretation of Gregors diagnosis is closely associated with psychosis followed by the loss of identity, and the recognition of fatal disease, whi ch could be compared with AIDS. Gregor Samsa and His Transformation in the Novella While comparing the main character with other people who have disorders and psychological problems, it can be stated that Gregor was treated like a strange sick person especially by family members and society. In order to understand Gregors psychological state, the attention should also be paid to his personal background. As a result of his metamorphosis, it has been evident that the heros adhesion of his physical state makes his further actions logical, concrete, and predictable. Therefore, his reminiscence of a person who has AIDS explains some of the actions described in the story. Kafka recognizes that Gregors family members and family background in general is really complicated and is full of conflicting and controversial situations, followed by hatred and fights. Therefore, the protagonists detachment and desire to stay in the room shows his reluctance to communicate with the outside world, including his family. Gregor is depicted as a social outcast who is rejected by society. The presence of illusions and hallucinations is also revealed through the description of Gregors psychological state because the novella is regarded as a fusion between realism and surrealism, an allegoric representation of psychotic protection. In order to understand whether Gregor Samsa really suffered from psychosis, the analysis of symptoms should be conducted.