Franz Kafka’s Metamorphisis was interesting to read because it was hard to picture accurately what Franz Kafka was describing. It was hard to imagine a bug like Gregor to be human sized.  This was always one of the confusing things. Then, what I also liked was Gregor’s choice of snacks. They changed throughout the story. At first it started normal, milk and bread and then it changed to trash. This could also relate to the fact that at the beginning of the story, Gregor was just as boring as his meal choice, and then he became more interesting, but not much better or creative.

The most disgusting part for me to picture was the body of the cockroach. As soon as Kafka described the ridges on Gregor’s stomach, I felt myself getting sick. I had such a clear picture of his stomach that it grossed me out.

I mean, how would you feel, picturing this throughout the story?

Lastly, the sound of a cockroach moving was all I could hear when reading this story. They are usually silent, but I felt like Gregor’s screeching and ticking was magnified as I continued to read the story. He transformed from a silent human to a loud cockroach and I can’t really explain why. The sound of a cockroach was all I heard also because the family was so quiet after Gregor transformed into the bug.