In this essay I will be comparing how death is presented in the film which is by Chris Swanton and the novella which is written by a man called Kafka. Death is present during the novella and book because Gregor becomes a beetle pretty much write at the start of the Novella. This shows us that that Gregors life time is almost definitely going to end in a way that no body in the whole world expected, also when Gregors Boss turned up it was very early which meant it was obvious that Gregor was going to be in a bad state for a long time.

The Metamorphosis opens as Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, awakes to find himself transformed into a “monstrous vermin.” Initially shocked by the change, Gregor soon begins to worry that he will miss his train and be late for work. He also laments the boredom of his job, employment to which he had resigned himself for as long as necessary to pay off his parents’ debts. From outside the room, Gregor’s worried mother calls to him. Gregor, unfamiliar with his new body, struggles to get out of bed. Later, the chief clerk of his office appears outside the locked door to Gregor’s room, inquiring why his employee has missed the early train. Speaking through the door, Gregor claims that he is slightly ill but will soon be on his way. Meanwhile, Gregor’s concerned mother asks herdaughter Grete to call for a doctor and a locksmith. Finally Gregor mmanages to open his door. His appearance startles the chief clerk, and although Gregor tries to reason with him, claiming he will get dressed and be on his way to work, the clerk retreats from the giant insect, as does Gregor’s frightened mother. Gregor’s father then appears and drives Gregor back into his room.

In both the film and the novella Gregor’s death is presented as a relief. In Kafka’s version, we can see this when Kafka states, “The rotten apple in his back and the inflamed surrounding area, entirely covered with white dust, he hardly noticed” this quotation tells us that while alive he has felt excrueiating pain. the word ‘inflamed’ suggests that the pain Gregor feels is a burning sensation. He uses imagery to show the extent of Gregor’s injuries. However “He hardly noticed”. Shows that he is getting used to the pain that he feels And death is going to relief and don’t really care about an old apple stuck in his back as a matter of fact he thinks that the apple is the least of his worries and all he really cares about is that his family are happy and that he lives on in there in their memory. But in the Metamorphosis film which is directed by Chris Swanton death is presented as a relief but the family seem to be a lot more upset than  what they are in the film. Also in the film the camera angle says a lot and the point of view also says a lot, when it is showing Gregors last breath the camera is in 3rd person so the viewer can see is Gregor is dead or still alive. If the camera away in first person it would be hard to tell weather Gregor is dead or alive.

In both the film and the novella, Gregor’s death is presented as a relief to his family. In the novella and the film it is clear that Gregor’s sister is the most reliefed because I’m the the novella she expresses her relief by screaming the word “FINALLY” at the top of her voice this obviously tells that she has wanted this day ever since her older brother Gregor had starting being a hindrance to her and their mother and father. The evidence from the film tells us that she is reliefed because of the way you see her slam the door shut and then let a sigh, the sigh is a major piece of evidence because when people accomplish something or when you are relifed about something that has happend in your life or somebody else’s life so in this case it is clear that his sister is happy/reliefd about Gregor being locked away and literally on the edge on life.

Towards the end of the film and the book Gregor does slowly pass away and in this paragraph I will be comparing the ways in which he died weather it was painful or peaceful. First I am going to tell you why I think that the way Gregor died in the film was painful I believe this because of the camera angle looking directly in to Gregor’s eyes and It is almost as though you could see the word pain written within his eyes, also the tone to the back ground music was very dull which made clear that he is in pain or slowly and painfully passing away. But In the novella it seems to be totally the opposite to the film because in the novella Gregor seems to die with peace, I know this because in the book it is sounds clear to me that Gregor is a very specious peace of land and will die quickly on his own but maybe if there had been music in the back ground or visual sightings of Gregor it may had looked awfully similar to the film.

In my conclusion paragraph I will talking about weather the death that was presented in the Novella or the Film was more accurate to a real life scene. I think the film was a more realistic scene because if you was a beetle and was in endless pain you would more than likely die and uncomfortable death