Metamorphosis by Kafka, tells a story of a human turned creature, and its interactions with society. Gregor Samsa, was an average salesman. There was nothing really special about him, until one day. A day that ultimately changes his life. Samsa wakes up as gigantic human sized insect. He reacted to it as if he was in a dream, until he realized it was a reality. Gregor, blew off work and remained in his room. His family, and his boss became worried. As soon as the chief clerk saw him he went into shock and became horrified. Everyone, except his sister Grete began rejecting him, because of his odd and scary physical appearance. Everywhere he went people got scared, and immediately fled his presence. His parents rejected him the most, they were disgusted and dismayed by their son, and they insisted to get rid of him. All of this rejection and hatred took a toll on Samsa, which ultimately led to his death. Right off the bat this story reminded me of the story of Frankenstein. I believe the underlying message with both of these stories is society’s rejection of differentness. In both these stories odd creatures are rejected and humiliated by society. I believe as humans we must be accepting of everyone, and not reject them based off their physical appearance. That is the main message I learnt from this story.