Spiders and Murders: Reflections on Kafka's Metamorphosis and Albert Camus' The Stranger

Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis

• Gregor turns into a bug (or thinks he does depending on your perspective) and the whole story concerns people's reaction to Gregor's change.
• Gregor's bug body is not beautiful, but it is representative of what his life amounts to, the day to day drudgery of his work
• Appearances seem to match personalities in this story. When Gregor's father wears his old army uniform, suddenly he begins to act as if he was in charge again.

Albert Camus' The Stranger

• Mersault doesn't seem to care what other people think about him.
• Umm... I can't think of any other ones; I will post them if I come up with them!