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I guess this interestingly bizarre story can be interpreted in a vast array of meanings.
I interpreted it as that Gregor’s transformation was a representation of chronic debilitating illness and how it can transform families and create a sense of worthlessness and dependence for the sick person and resentment and disgust from the caregiver if the support is viewed as an obligation rather than act of love. I have no idea if that is what Kafka meant (or maybe the story means nothing and is just a ...more
I interpreted it as that Gregor’s transformation was a representation of chronic debilitating illness and how it can transform families and create a sense of worthlessness and dependence for the sick person and resentment and disgust from the caregiver if the support is viewed as an obligation rather than act of love. I have no idea if that is what Kafka meant (or maybe the story means nothing and is just a ...more
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