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Gender has always been based upon the society's ideas about male and female. This is different from the physical difference between the sexes. The concurrent psychology of the masses dictates what is considered to be proper or improper behavior for the given genders. Males are ascribed masculine traits and females are supposed to be feminine. Fictional characters are written by flesh and blood human beings and consequently the norms of the social order will bleed into their fictional creations. Female characters in a fictional work will have the same gendered notes as a human being and the same expectations based upon that gender. If they do not prescribe to the norms of their given gender, it is always for an artistic purpose which functions as the purpose of the piece. Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" use the gender of their fictional protagonists to further the story and to make a comment on how society views and fuels stereotypical depictions of gender both in the real world and in works of fiction. The story, as read through the lens of psychoanalytical literary criticism could be interpreted as a story which is really about the relationship between the protagonist Gregor Samsa and his young sister Grete.
Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" is about how hard-working Gregor Samsa, a young man who functions as the main bread-winner in his family, mysteriously turns into an insect one night while he sleeps. For a long time Gregor was the only source of income for the family...
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