The Metamorphosis is Franz Kafkas terrifying but bizarrely comic story about what happens when the ordinary, unremarkable life of a family is turned into a six-legged nightmare. After a night of restless sleep, Gregor Samsa wakes up transformed into a monstrous insect. As revulsion turns to resentment, strange things start to happen to the Samsa family. Franz Kafka is considered one of the most significant figures in twentieth century literature.