Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

You will be treated nicely only if you are filling a designated role. The moment you fail to live up to it, Sister won’t be a sister, Mother won’t be a mother, and Father won’t be a father. You are what is expected of you. Nothing less or more.

Although people say that this story is a bit funny, I didn’t find it funny at all. There is so much sadness in the story that I cannot stop feeling it. Some parts are relatable, and others are merely predictions if you don’t do what you need to do.

As many reviewers had pointed out, the first thing the protagonist thinks after becoming the creature is that he is late to work. The book was written a hundred years ago, but this is an aspect we all would have faced. Work has been the sole existence of life.

Writing was so engaging. I could feel the author in the words. Knowing a bit about Kafka, the book was emotional. When I was done finishing it, I felt so heavy. I felt so sad for the creature. It wasn’t his fault. At the end, you cannot stop yourself from sneering at his family, who felt so liberated when he died. I hate them.