Metamorphosis

“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.” The Metamorphosis is the story of Gregor Samsa, a man who wakes up one day and discovers that he has transformed into a bug. With no explanation as to why or how this transformation occurred, Gregor is forced to begin living his life as a bug, with his family struggling to cope with this strange turn of events. The absurdity of the situation only continues to grow as his new and strange life goes on. The Metamorphosis is one of the most commonly referenced books when you talk about absurd literature. It is heralded as a masterpiece of the existential literature because of how it demands the reader to accept the absurdity of the world just as it is. Although the events of the story are fantastical in nature, the ideas is conveys about existence, the meaning of life, and humanity are relatable to us in the real world, too.