This book belongs to the genre of absurdist fiction. So, let me not make a sense out of the beginning of the metamorphosis - the event - and the end of The Metamorphosis - the book. What caught my attention and my interest were certain themes that clearly came out. The fear of inability to solve an issue often makes people turn a blind eye on the issue itself. This was the first idea that struck me hard after witnessing the metamorphosis of the Samsa family following the metamorphosis of Gregor. Second was the theme of struggle to cope with an issue rather than search for its cause. No one ever tries to find out how and why the ungrateful event happened. Not even Gregor. Third was the ability of human psyche to adapt to the environment. Look how easily and quickly Gregor's mind starts adapting to his body and bodily constraints! And the last but the most interesting one was the conflict between responsibility and free-will demonstrated excellently through the character of Grete, Gregor's sister. Responsibility exhibited through her initial behavior towards Gregor and free-will depicted through her outburst and indifference towards the end. Remember how she is the first to get up and stretch out her young body? 
 But having said this, I did not find the story interesting. Absurdist literature can be extremely amusing (for example, Waiting for Godot) and I had high hopes with this one. But it turned out to be a bit of disappointment.