Question

Which element of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis makes it an absurdist story?

a. Gregor's father throwing apples to force him to leave the room
b. the absence of a reason for Gregor's transformation into an insect
c. Gregor's staying alone in his bedroom after his transformation
d. the act of Gregor's sister giving him stale food to eat

Answer 1

To me, what makes this novel an absurdist story is the absence of reason fog Gregor's transformation into an insect. He just transforms, and we don;t find out the reason why.

Answer 2

The element that makes Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" an absurdist story is:

b. the absence of a reason for Gregor's transformation into an insect

Step-by-step explanation:

Looked from a very regular/general point of view, this story is the perfect representation of an absurdist story. Because the main character has not found any meaning in his life. He also doesn't fight to find it and is very conformist. His family also is very much like that, because they accept the fact that he is becoming an insect. Nevertheless, if you analyze it from a psychoanalytic point of view you could find a meaning to it.