His physical condition <u>causes the loss of his job.</u> The Metamorphosis is a story about a character who finds himself waking up and transformed into an insect. Gregor is the main character of the story, he was a salesman that provides for his sister and parents. Upon his transformation, he founds himself bound and confined to his room throughout the remainder of the story.
Fahrenheit 451 demonstrates the dangers of a society focused only on the immediate gratification of the present. This society has all but erased history. Its members derive meaningless pleasure from watching their "families" on futuristic televisions and don't engage in any meaningful conversations.