Frank Kafka uses various themes in his work in The Metamorphosis. Two that struck me were the themes of alienation and social status. I feel like Kafka uses Gregor's transformation into a parasite as a metaphor to peak readers' interest and tell a narrative plot about society and class. Kafka uses his work to show his readers the alienation that Gregor feels in his life and the expectations that his family, society, and work have placed on him. We immediately dive into the theme of alienation when Gregor wakes up early in the morning and realizes that he is no longer human but has transformed into a giant parasite. Instead of worrying about his current situation, Gregor is overwhelmed with guilt and burden knowing that he can no longer provide for his family financially. Gregor's life revolves around the job he hates just to repay his family's debt and provide stability and comfort. To this day Gregor's family has shown little to no appreciation for all that Gregor has done for them. DalIn The Metamorphosis Gregor was a working class man who cared only about working and providing for his family. He had no friends, no life or love interests. Gregor was essential to his boss and his family. Without his job his boss had no products to sell or money to earn and without Gregory's money his family would not have had a comfortable lifestyle. Once transformed into a giant parasite, Gregor became useless to society and his family. He could no longer provide for his family, who in turn, like the bourgeois, began to treat him like a useless nobody, not taking care of him when he needed it most. According to Grete “we cannot go on like this. If you can't see it, I can see it. I don't want to use my brother's name in front of this monster, so let me just say this: We tried, as much as humanly possible, to take care of it and put up with it. I don't think he can blame us