We concluded our study of Kafka's Metamorphosis in today's session. On the board, I traced the metamorphosis of both Gregor, the protagonist, and of his family. We discussed how Gregor maintains his humanity despite his outward change while his family becomes less human, less humane, and more selfish . We thus explored ,"Who is the real bug or animal?" We noted how Gregor's longing for the nourishment of music rather than food represents the spiritual deprivation created by modernity. We last examined the family's relief ,almost joy, over Gregor's death again evidencing their loss of humanity even while Gregor maintains his love for them.