Kafka the Bug

       When Gregor wakes up in the morning and realizes he has turned into a bug he seems distracted by other things. When he first wakes up he feels like it is all a dream and that he is still asleep and dreaming. When he sees he is a bug he is not scared for his life he is scared because he does not know how he will be able to work for his family. This shows his isolation from his personal life because he is more obsessed with his work and helping pay for his family then his life. After this, he starts to think about his life and his job. He kinda goes into a depression about his life and how his job sucks.
         This is a metaphor for depression because he is basically thinking that being a bug is not the worst thing in his life right now, and that is why he is not even distracted by being a bug. After his thinking of his depressing job, one can see examples of isolation again. Gregor parents come to check on him but can't come in because the doors in the house are locked. This shows a disconnect through his family and that they all really are not connected personally. Kafka then falls from the bed hitting his head and almost seriously injuring himself. This shows that he is willing to risk his life for his family and his job. When one reads about Kafka's life, one can see that many life experiences like isolation and depression are in his writing.