What is the underlying meaning of The Metamorphosis?

Answer by  ismsarebad (24)

One of the prominent themes that I extracted from Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka was the importance of self-empowerment, in that the young man had lived in ways that were so self-sacrificial that he failed to recognize, which ultimately led to his death.

Answer by  joe7592 (42)

A man wakes up one day to find out that he has been turned into an insect. He tries to adjust to his new condition. The reasons for this transformation are not clear.

Answer by  tunsad (413)

Obviously it's not to be taken literally. It's one way of interpreting how we are changed by society and the world we live in.

Answer by  smac972 (179)

"Metamorphosis"' underynderlying is in its name. As one person thinks they understand the symbolism of Kafka's Gregor turning into a cockroach, another idea shifts the first into a different one.