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In The Metamorphosis, 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.
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It would be the first one!
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to inform readers about the history of Rome and Sparta and how they built their empires
