The Metamorphosis

I don’t think this story is nearly as funny or deep as Kafka meant it to be. In fact, the idiocy of the majority of the characters is just frustrating and make this a difficult read. Paradoxically, The Metamorphosis is both too drawn out and too simplistic. While I can appreciate Kafka’s message about human nature, he could have conveyed it in a story that was better executed and less infuriating.