Gregor's Father: A Confirmation of the Oedipal Complex

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze Franz Kafka's work, The Metamorphosis, in terms of the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud. According to the theory, the Oedipus complex indicates the feelings and thoughts that the brain keeps oblivious, to through powerful constraint, that concentrates upon a boy's longing to have his mom physically and sexually. The metamorphosis is the sensation of Gregor's internal world, the one which is portrayed by Kafka is the universe of obliviousness. Freud characterized the unconscious as a place wherein our stifled wills, sentiments, abhorrence, drives, and clashes are held. The focus of this study is not on Gregor; it is rather on his father as a confirmation of the Oedipus complex. The study finds that Gregor is perceived by his father, in his unconscious, as a rival who has come between him and his wife. To get rid of him, the father hits him with an apple, due to which Gregor dies. The father is relaxed now. Getting a new job, he starts a fresh life and takes his family on a picnic