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In Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa is alienated long before his transformation into a dung-beetle, the job that gave him no satisfaction and the family that exploited him kept him isolated from himself and society. Kafka uses Gregor to exorcize his opinions against the capitalist society that would keep down its working class. Gregor is trapped in an uncreative job that allows him no freedom, and he would like nothing more than to quit, …

…This is Gregor's relationship with his family, and it makes him hate work, resent his family, and ultimately metamorphose so he no longer has to deal with it. Franz Kafka uses Gregor Samsa to speak out against the capitalist society that be believes holds the workers down, forcing them into mindless jobs with no enjoyment. Gregor exemplifies the alienation this causes, long before his metamorphosis takes place, and he ultimately gets the best revenge, escape.