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The Metamorphosis... Me Vs. Him

What would you do if you woke up as a beetle? Would you do everything in your
power to change back? Do you think it would be hard to change the life you once had and
have to adapt once again? The main character in The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa,
wakes up one morning to find that he has "morphed" into a beetle. He comes to realize
new things about his family and has to adapt to his new living situation. Franz Kafka
captures the theme of adaptation in his story, opening the door to let others compare their
adapting skills with those of Gregor's. Everyone has to adapt to something new at some
point in there life. Mine would have to be right now. I am a college freshman, living on
campus, in a new environment and away from family. I, personally, can relate to Gregor
in these ways. We both know that adapting to a new situation can be one of the hardest
things to do, but it has to be done. There is no other choice but to adapt. With anything in
life, you always have to learn to adapt to things that can be even the most unfortunate.
Being in a new environment has to be one of the worst things to have to adapt to.
It is necessary for Gregor to, after the transformation, isolate himself in his room. He can
no longer leave the house, let alone his room. When he does leave his room, even for a
short time, he is abused and chased back into his room. His sister, Grete, and his mother
begin to take his things out of his room. They think it is for the best, but they do not
realize, at first, that they are taking away the surrounding that Gregor has known for many
years of his life. His mother stated, "I think it would be best if we tried to keep the room
just as it was, so that when Gregor comes back to us again, everything will be unchanged
and it can be easier to forget what happened in the meantime" (Kafka, 459). She hopes
Gregor will change back into a human and everything will be fixed, which is most
unlikely to happen. Unlike Gregor, I actually...