I absolutely adore Kafka. And he predicted this correctly. Most people’s first thought would be “what about my job”
2026-07-01 18:52:31
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fifty two billion :
I wrote an essay on why I thought Gregor was trans
2026-08-23 06:36:06
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Father McCoy :
fun fact: besides the book cover showing a bug, he was never described as one and the author even says that he wasn't.
2026-07-03 01:50:44
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Jfkrienke :
Not only this but he addressees the destruction of a family relationship in a capitalist system. The family relationship becomes a money relationship. Which is clearly seen through the reaction of his family when he no longer has a job
2026-07-02 13:32:40
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zidarow :
almost like that's the whole point woah
2026-07-01 06:35:11
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Mudriy_Mudrets :
So communism is when you dont need to go to work?
2026-07-01 09:33:54
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samco✝️ :
give an alternative then
2026-06-30 18:59:58
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Pomodoro :
In Czechoslovakia during the socialism it was litterally illegall to not show up for work.
2026-07-01 09:35:23
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IkeIng :
His greatest concern is how his family can afford to live without him, what economic system in history would that not be the case?
2026-07-03 14:58:17
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(AKUMA) :
go sick n didn’t fear dying, feared getting fired
2026-08-16 00:36:16
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Eris :
I actually started reading this book on kindle, I’m at the point where he finally opens the door, took him long enough lol
2026-07-01 01:37:31
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appleuser28245495 :
Capitalism is just socialism for business only 😂
2026-07-03 01:01:02
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ika👀 :
Kafka didn’t talk about capitalism in the metamorphosis, he talked about a men that saw his role in life more important that him being alive, if you liked the metamorphosis i personally suggest to read the death of Ivan Ilic, a book i really liked
2026-07-17 13:00:08
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Gracie Robin :
And he goes to the office and no one says anything do they they just want him to work as normal
2026-07-03 06:39:55
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Forbidden_Pigeon :
my realizing the dumbass "would you love me if I were a worm" likely stems from this
2026-07-16 23:34:25
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Zainab Hashm 🇵🇸🇱🇧🇧🇭 :
When I get sick.. the first thing I think about is being unable to go to work!
2026-07-27 19:08:06
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Isaiah :
Everyone saying communism but what about capitalism with rules that are a bit more fair. Maybe just allow people to afford things without working 50+ hours and not be able to buy a house or basic necessities? Take money out of politics. No more super pacts. It can work if it’s not completely lopsided. I’m amazed at the amount of people who just say “and what?”. It’s not that complex.
2026-07-03 01:44:38
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mji :
Talking about the character he wrote?😂
2026-07-01 12:19:13
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comunistadenavidad :
i fear Kafka, I fear my own understanding, I fear it never ends, I fear the machine works perfectly, and I am not a functioning part. I fear there's nothing we can do.
2026-07-03 16:12:57
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TheRealTim :
It's his book, his character.
He created Gregor .... he made Gregor be more afraid of work than the transformation.
2026-07-01 17:36:47
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Boca.Jay :
Absurdism was my take; I didn’t really get a capitalistic read, not to say there isn’t a valid interpretation there; themes of power were there; I got more psychological and absurdist themes than economic.
2026-07-03 07:18:17
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носок :
im literally Gregor Samsa
2026-07-02 19:12:55
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Froggy :
The Metamorphosis is not a very profound or meaningful book imo
2026-07-30 00:50:28
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