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According to Webster’s New College Dictionary, a metamorphosis is defined to be a marked alteration in appearance, condition, character, or function. Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis could not have a more appropriate title than it dons now. Virtually ever ....

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.... life by spontaneous transformation of a human being into an insect. Humans are at the top of the food chain in the world, and thus are in complete control. In contrast, insects have almost no control over their own destiny because they are small, unintelligent creatures that can be squashed between a human’s thumb and forefinger or destroyed under the sole of a stepping shoe. The first instance of lack of control over his life he encounters deals with the exploitation of his labor. Samsa appears to be a very young man who has been thrown into the role of the breadwinner for the family since his father’s business defaulted. He has ....