Metamorphosis

To be honest, I did not like Metamorphosis all that much. Yes, I know it's some kind of literary masterpiece but I just hated the thought of waking up a giant bug or cockroach. Talk about hassle.

While I appreciate the fact that the story is rich in symbolism about acceptance and the individual, I wasn't a big fan of the plot itself. I got a bit irritated at Gregor by how he was trying to be this martyr, even when he was already a bug. I mean, he could have just up and jumped out the window and been all "Gregor: Bug in the City" instead of wallowing in his own goo of self-pity in his bodega-slash-room. His IQ seemed to drop a few points every day (Well, yes, he is a bug), like that time he insisted on going out of his room when his sister was playing the violin, even if there were lodgers outside.

I know, it was probably not his fault..But the whole thing just really bugged me. Pun intended.

P.S. This does not mean, however, that the family was right to treat him like dirt. They were such jerks!