When we look at Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and compare it to a modern day movie such as The Nutty Professor we can see great similarities and differences between the two plots. Both stories involve a character who either intentionally or not is physically transformed, and perhaps changed psychologically as well. The stories both go on to explain the dilemma which is brought about by their change and if and how it affects the people around them. Finally there is the outcome, the lesson learned both in the main character as well as the people around them that we discover at the end of these stories.
             The most apparent metamorphosis in both these stories are the physical transformations that take place in the characters. This metamorphosis involves a change in the characters appearance and the way other characters see them. For example in Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," Gregor wakes up one morning to find that he has curiously turned into a beetle. His entire body has actually been transformed into that of an insect, right down to the hard protective shell and multiple thin legs. "His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes" (Kennedy and Gioia 296). In Gregor's case, his transformation into an insect is a permanent one; the rest of the story goes on with the fact that Gregor is no longer a human but an insect.
             However when we take a look at Eddie Murphy's case in "The Nutty Professor," we find both similarities as well as differences. Like Gregor, Eddie has an obvious physical transformation. Eddie plays the part of an obese professor, Sherman Klump, who discovers a chemical concoction that instantly causes a favorite overweight lab rat to loose weight. Excited, the professor decides to try the potion himself to see if it is effective on humans as well, perhaps now he will have a chance with a...