In the following essay, Ryan utilizes the eastern philosophy Samsara to explore suffering, death, and rebirth in “The Metamorphosis,” and ultimately offers a new interpretation of it.

In the following essay, Beicken surveys contemporary criticism of The Metamorphosis.

In the following essay, Greenberg examines The Metamorphosis as the dying lament of a spiritually vacant modern man.

In the following essay, Bouson views Gregor Samsa's character in terms of the theory of narcissistic personality disorder put forth by noted neurologist and psychiatrist Heinz Kohut, a recognized authority on the subject.

In the following essay, Corngold analyzes Kafka's literalization of metaphorical language in The Metamorphosis.

In the following essay, Straus offers a feminist reading of The Metamorphosis that explores the central importance of Gregor's sister, Grete Samsa, in the work.

In the following essay, Sweeney evaluates the tensions of dualist, materialist, and social-constructionist theories of identity represented in The Metamorphosis.

In the following essay, Webster offers a psychoanalytic interpretation of The Metamorphosis as a tale of death and redemption.

In the following essay, Murphy discusses Kafka's mingling of modes of realistic and fantastic representation in The Metamorphosis.

In the following essay, Ben-Ephraim probes the allegorical meanings of The Metamorphosis while acknowledging that the work "validates contradictory readings that cancel coherent interpretation."

In the following essay, Friedman discusses themes of guilt, dependency, and parasitism in The Metamorphosis.

In the following essay, Ben-Ephraim demonstrates how Kafka both builds up and deconstructs the traditional pattern of allegory in his The Metamorphosis.

In the following essay, Cantrell examines the Samsa family in light of the work of psychiatrist R. D. Laing, focusing on "the relationship between the strange and the ordinary aspects of family life. "

In the following essay, Holland examines Kafka's attribution of spiritual value to realistic elements in "The Metamorphosis," claiming "the realistic details of the story are fraught with significance."