Metamorphosis, a novella by Franz Kafka , is all about transformations which we face in our lives and along with us, how people around us take them. A story of a young man, who struggles every day to earn bread and butter for his family, Metamorphosis is one of the widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. The story is all about a harrowing - though absurdly comic - medley of human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation. The protagonist Gregor Samsa rules the book through his vile form. The writer has not shown a great deal of difference between the first and the third person. The focus is on the world that Gregor experiences through his roach form and how miserable is his life. His family does not think that he is important and treats him below his dignity in spite of everything he does for them. A combination of the real and illusory facts make this piece exceptionally interesting. Metamorphosis is truly a legendary book in terms of portraying a living