Really? Did he have to turn into a Dung Beatle?

In my opinion, The Metamorphosis can been seen in many different ways. First, you have Gregor that is very independent and lives to support his family. His family, in whom he supports financially, is selfish and do not care that they have to depend on someone for support. One way to interpret the story is to think that Gregor was set free of his “imprisonment,” as a practical slave to the family. He not only had to work and support his family, he was paying off their debts… “Well I haven’t abandoned all hope; once I have saved up enough to pay off my parents’ debt to him - that should take another five or six years…” (Kafka 2000). Another way to see the story is as a lesson to Gregor’s family, and to help them become independent. But why did the lesson to the family have to come at such a big price for Gregor? He has been turned into a nasty bug! “So for amusement, he got into the habit of prowling crisscross over the walls and ceilings. He particularly like hanging from the ceiling. It was quite different from lying on the floor: he could breathe more freely and a faint tingle quivered through his body” (Kafka 2015). Which ever way you take the story of Gregor and his family - it is bizarre! No one seems to notice that there very own family member has been turned into a dung beatle; Gregor does not even seen to notice or care. He just carries on like nothing is different.