The Negative Effects Of Isolation In The Metamorphosis By...

It is a natural thing for people to want be surround by others but at the same time want to be by themselves. Going out with friends is fun but everyone needs time to themselves to just relax. However, being alone for too long is not always the best thing. Isolation is one of the worst things a person can experience. In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, the theme that isolation has negative effects on people can be shown through symbols, setting, and character development. One way Kafka shows the negative effects of isolation is by using multiple symbols throughout The Metamorphosis. For example, when Gregors family was worried about what was wrong with him, they could not get into his room because the doors were locked: â€Å"But Gregor has†¦show more content†¦The window is showing Gregors freedom into the outside world. He used to be able to leave and go outside whenever he wanted but now he is stuck and longing for that freedom back. Gregor was once happy that he was shut off from people, but now that he does not have a choice to go back, he envies the outside world which he no longer belongs to. Along with the window, the furniture in Gregors room helped in the process of his isolation. When his mom and sister were moving his draws Gregor thought to himself, â€Å"Had [I] really wanted to have [my] warm room, comfortably fitted with furniture that had always been in the family, changed into a cave, in which, of course, [I] would be able to crawl around unhampered in all directions but at the cost of simultaneously, rapidly, and totally forgetting [my] human past?† (1176). At this point the isolation is starting to take its toll on Gregor. The only thing that is keeping him sane is the furniture in his room. By having the furniture it is helping him not let go of the human still inside of him. 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