Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Metamorphosis is a short story that represents the life of Franz Kafka. In the story, Gregor represents Kafka and the family members are representative of Kafka's family. Kafka leads up to the plot in this story by displaying the family's actions toward Gregor. Because Gregor is incapable of speaking to his family, Kafka uses action to demonstrate their feelings in place of dialogue. The story is written chronologically. This allows the reader to move through the story with a better understanding. This short story incapsulates Kafka's feelings about his own life through the life of Gregor Samsa. I found it interesting that the whole story was modeled very similarly to Kafka's life.