Imagine waking up on an ordinary morning, only to discover that your reflection in

the mirror has become alien, monstrous. Your limbs, once familiar, have morphed
into spindly, insect-like protrusions, and a hard, shiny shell covers your flesh.
In Franz Kafka’s book ‘The Metamorphosis,’ the main character, Gregor Samsa,
confronts this fate as he wakes up one morning, discovering he has transformed into
a gigantic insect. This isn’t just a physical transformation–it’s an existential
one: a symbol for what he had become during his previous existence as a dutiful
son, an overworked employee, and a provider for his family. Gregor Samsa’s life was
a ceaseless attempt to please others, to be what they needed him to be, often at
the cost of his own needs and desires. His relentless pursuit of satisfying others,
complying, and bending over backward left him hollow, without identity.