Question

Which theme is best reflected in this excerpt from Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis? Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility—probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his room—crawling over the ceiling was out of the question—but this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their conversation—with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite differently from before. isolation
A persecution
B betrayal
C freedom
D bitterness

Answer 1

Answer: Isolation.

Explanation: In literature, the theme is the underlying message of a story, it is  what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem. Usually this belief, or idea, is universal and transcends cultural barriers. In the given excerpt from Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" it is developed the theme of isolation, because, as we can see despite of his injuries, Gregor wanted to watch his family on the living room and listen to their conversation, in this way he felt less lonely.

Answer 2

C. This shows Gregor's struggle of living with a weakening physical body, while still being able to think clearly.