Answer:
Here's something from Plato.
Explanation:
You might have defined The Metamorphosis as realistic fiction, allegory, surrealism, or a combination of genres using some of the following points:
Realistic elements
- Gregor’s family members are realistic because they’re ordinary, unremarkable people with understandable shortcomings. Before Gregor’s transformation, his life was unremarkable too—the hectic life of a sales agent who supports his family.
- The settings, characters, and events of the story resemble those of everyday reality.
Allegorical elements
- Gregor’s transformation into an insect symbolizes the larger themes of the story, such as isolation and persecution.
- After the transformation, Gregor’s actions and thoughts carry greater symbolic significance than they would have if he had continued to be human.
Elements of surrealism
- Gregor’s transformation is highly implausible.
- The story begins with Gregor awakening from a “troubled dream,” and we’re unsure whether the story is a part of some unusual reality or just the continuation of his dream.
