The novella The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, has themes and characters which parallel some of those in The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of the main themes in both books is the empty pursuit of materialism and money in society. Both books also have characters who are similar and whose appearances give them trouble. Although the characters in The Metamorphosis and The Great Gatsby are thrown into different situations, the themes that are intricately interwoven into both books shed light on their similarly empty worlds and hopeless situations.
In both books the pursuit of mater…
