In <em>The Metamorphosis</em>, Kafka shows us how genres can overlap, making fiction seem like a more versatile form of writing than it might otherwise be. While the story is realistic in its character depictions, it’s based on the surrealistic event of a man changing into an insect. Gregor’s transformation into an insect is also allegorical, since it serves to symbolize the larger themes of the story, such as isolation and alienation.
<u>Versatile-</u> Able to adapt or be adapted to different functions; changeable.
<u>Realistic-</u> Representing familiar things in a way that can be true to life or accurate.
<u>Surrealistic-</u> Having a strange dreamlike atmosphere or quality; bizarre.
<u>Allegorical-</u> Containing allegory; something interpreted to revel a hidden meaning.
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