EXPLORING EXISTENTIALISM IN FRANZ KAFKA'S THE METAMORPHOSIS

Abstract

This research looks at how Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis shows existentialist ideas including absurdity and freedom and how characters deal with feeling apart from the world. Using existentialist thought by Sartre, Camus, and Kierkegaard this research looks at how Kafka builds his story. Text analysis shows how the main character Gregor Samsa's changes and exchanges illustrate basic thoughts from existence. We connect selected text with existential concepts through data analysis and introduce it to the bigger world of existentialism. Through this conclusion the text demonstrates how Franz Kafka conveyed existential problems effectively through literature.