Gregor's metamorphosis is a metaphoric journey through the basic points in Freudian psychoanalytical thought. Freud includes three levels of consciousness in his works, the super-ego, ego, and the id. The ego is concerned with reality, id with the subconscious, and the super-ego is a link between...

The characters in the novella The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, each contribute certain values to the ironic story. The story focuses mainly on Gregor Samsa, Grete's brother, who experiences being converted into a bug. Grete, like Gregor, is also especially important to the story. Grete is t...