My memory is a bit fuzzy, but didn't the boss come round to his house and basically say "sucks you're a cockroach thing now dude but these bits of linen or whatever wont sell themselves"?
yeah, this is pretty much exactly what happens in the story
everyone notices that he's turning into an insect, but are largely unperturbed about the transformation itself, and are really just irritated at him for not continuing to function normally despite it
a great metaphor for mental illness, intentionally or not
Definitely super intentional. Kafka almost definitely suffered from some kind of mental illness or another and his books are extremely vivid descriptions of what that feels like. The Metamorphosis in particular is extremely accurate.
like immediately after realizing he's a bug he starts fretting about how he overslept and will now have to catch the second train to be at work on time
My memory is a bit fuzzy, but didn't the boss come round to his house and basically say "sucks you're a cockroach thing now dude but these bits of linen or whatever wont sell themselves"?
yeah, this is pretty much exactly what happens in the story
everyone notices that he's turning into an insect, but are largely unperturbed about the transformation itself, and are really just irritated at him for not continuing to function normally despite it
a great metaphor for mental illness, intentionally or not
Definitely super intentional. Kafka almost definitely suffered from some kind of mental illness or another and his books are extremely vivid descriptions of what that feels like. The Metamorphosis in particular is extremely accurate.
Was it not intentional? I thought the mental illness angle was screamingly obvious when I read it
the saddest part is his death is liberating and a relief at the end. sad to see a loved one eventually resented so much that you rejoice whem they die
it's in his head too
like immediately after realizing he's a bug he starts fretting about how he overslept and will now have to catch the second train to be at work on time