I have chosen to look at “Metamorphosis” and “The Mountains of Majipoor” because I am interested in the similarities between the way the novelists show alienation and I would like to explore this idea further. I am certain that the novelists intended to make the effect they did in their writing and I would like to discover exactly how it was that they achieved their effect.
“Metamorphosis” is a novella, a surreal short story that deals with a mans unusual experience of a ‘metamorphosis’ into a “gigantic insect”. Something I noticed right away with this novel is the central metaphor. Gregors transformation into an insect should not be taken literally but as a method of getting across a view. I see “Metamorphosis” as an allegory. The ce
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