This paper is about Franz Kafka's role in "The Metamorphosis."

Often times in literature, authors use their own life experiences to better portray a character and his or her feelings. Franz Kafka is not only the author of "The Metamorphosis," but his role in the story is also as the main character. Gregor Samsa, the protagonist of this fable, is a representation of Franz Kafka in many ways, since the two have much in common. Also, the feelings that Samsa projects towards other characters and …showed first 75 words of 1192 total…

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