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The Metamorphosis Franz Kafka wrote The Metamorphosis in 1912, it is one of the few books that were published in his lifetime. The Metamorphosis appeared in print in 1915. Kafka had a distinct style of writing that is shown in the metamorphosis. He often presented an impossible situation and then develops the story from there. The opening line of the Metamorphosis demonstrates this, “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in …

…Franz Kafka, is a book that can be analyzed on many levels. It can be seen as a social commentary on American work habits, or an autobiographical story of Kafka. Depending on the reader, different meanings can be established. Even the same reader might be able to find different meanings at different times. This is an element of this story that makes it an excellent story and that is why the story is a classic.