Question

Some readers of The Metamorphosis contend that Gregor has not transformed into a bug at all, but that he’s experiencing some kind of insanity and only believes that he’s a bug. What do you think? What does the evidence from the text tell you? Could this be the case?

Answer 1

Answer:  There is nothing in the story to support the idea that Gregor is imagining or hallucinating his transformation and much that makes it clear that Gregor's transformation is to be accepted as an actual event. The third-person point of view certainly does make this evident.