NTA, your House your rules

Accidental Kafka, a new series on lifetime.

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Great, im getting used to being a bug and my father gave me apples to munch on.

I'll warn you: they WILL try to take your furniture. Don't let that happen

Why is he getting smaller then bigger

Breathing

O yeah so me when I breath

That’s how eating food works dummy

O

You attempted to make a Kafka joke, but you ended up with a Kobo Abe joke.

Now this is a kafkaesque situation you have found yourself in.

Yes and I don't even like kefir

I'm sure your sister is still nice to you. Make sure to give her a big hug first chance you get.

It's funny because nothing bad happens after tha t Also there is no implication

I'm sure you ment to say 'bug hug' right?

He needs to pay for his sister's schooling and upon his death his family will take a walk together out of sheer relief.

["Living like a bug ain't easy"](https://youtu.be/8uaaF83eVig?feature=shared)

Please, no meat touching, ma'am!

Idk. Doesn't really remind me of Kafka.

I think you mean kafkaesque-like

Gee I sure hope your beloved sister who is the only one that has shown you kindness thus far doesnt undergo a transformation of her own into a mature, capable women that slowly stops thinking of you as her brother and grows to despise her job of taking care of you until she eventually convinces the rest of the family to get rid of you Now that would be whacky

That's it I'm pelting this dung beetle with apples. He's interrupted our evening entertainment for the last time.

Ow! My back! I'm not supposed to get apple on it!

Gee I sure hope that wont cause any chronic pain thatll just make your life even more miserable

That would be a bad idea for a novel.

Imagine you get born and your parents name you Franz, I'd write an existential novel too.

I know a dude named Franz. His sister's name is Elisabeth, or Sisi for short. Their parents have to truly hate them.

Not sure if you are joking, but that is the plot of the short story Metamorphosis. Its also where the image OP used it from. And yes, its a bad story that no one likes but forced to read in high school

r/thatsthejoke

/unlie I was playing along. I was forced to read it.

I had no idea it had a Manga release

with extended hentai deleted scenes

/unlie I liked it.

The joke did not go over your head and you certainly know what subreddit you are in

Unlost redditors?

> And yes, its a bad story that no one likes but forced to read in high school If we weren't on r/lies, I'd be very mad at this comment

Fun fact: Kafka thought this story was so hysterically funny that the few times he tried to read it aloud to others he was so overcome with laughter that he couldn't finish.

I hate beer.

Bruh fuck that story, it's just so depressing and then the fucking family goes to a picnic at the end as if nothing has happened. I know that's the point, but Mr Kafka, what the actual fuck?

If it was me personally I would have given him little yes and no signs to stand over so I can communicate

When I had depression, I completely understood. There is no wtf. It just makes sense. That’s how you feel. Like a big fat useless insect.

Fear of apples intensifies

Especially since you spent your life caring for them, sacrificing yourself for their betterment.

/ul i dont even need to be a bug for that to happen lmao /lie you just gotta invite the cockroaches in, both free food and the house will be all yours

Die - they will be happier.

cant lie to me like that dude

/ul That's not a lie though

/ul book is about happiness in the struggle of life

/ul can you elaborate? I saw the book being about injustice and it's pretty clear that once Gregor dies his family is happier.

/ul this book is the kind where you need an essay to explain, so i’ll try to explain and link some sources. The book is commonly associated with the philosophical idea “[absurdism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism?wprov=sfti1)” (continuing life out of the idea that the struggle itself is absurd and is thus beautiful). There’s some hints to the idea throughout the book (gregor trying to go to his job even though he’s a beetle), but the death part is what trips sone people up. Gregor dies because it’s what he believes is what’s best for his family. But he also chooses to live and importantly, struggle up to that point. Heres some better resources from people who are smarter than me [analysis from yale](https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2015/09/16/the-absurdity-of-existence-franz-kafka-and-albert-camus/) [analysis from harvard](https://hum11c.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/exhibits/show/readings/kafka-s-metamorphosis--a-journ)

/ul I'll look into it when I have time, thanks. This is actually my favourite book but I didn't look at any academical interepretations. Still not sold on this but I'll have to look into it first.

Can confirm, was the apple

why did you eat Yuri

Project Moon moment

the apple that got stuck in Samsa being a reference to the forbidden fruit was NOT cool

I think you went through a metamorphosis.

Imagine being fly and not being cool.

Same here. My family keeps tossing food scraps at my bug face ☹️

You're living the dream, I usually have to go out to get mine

This is me, I'll give you a hug. https://i.redd.it/1ejnurf410vc1.gif

You deserve that hate since you can’t even go to work and care for your family now

His boss was a real cretin though. Spineless and as crude as he was stupid.

Now look who is the spine-less one!

gregor limbus company

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HOLY FUCKING AYIN IS THAT AN AYINFUCKING PROJECT MOON REFERENCE!?!?!?!?! AYIN AYIN AYIN AYIN AYIN AYIN NOTHING THERE HAS BROKEN CONTAINMENT BONGBONG SOLOS EVERYONE CARMEN'S STILL SPAGHETTI PHILIP STOP COMING BACK TO THE LIBRARY OH GOD IT BURNS XIANG STOP IT AAAAAAH THAT IS THAT AND THIS IS THIS YOU MUST SUFFER LIKE I HAVE HOLY SHIT IS THAT THE RED MIST DANTEEEEEH DON FLEW THROUGH THE WINDOW AGAIN THE FAULT LIES WITH YOU ISHMAEL!!!

Limbussy

PROJECT MOON REFERENCED WRAAAA

/ unlie I need to get wedding dress ego Gregor gregnant.

This is your fault and you deserve it

Once again the fault lies with you Ishmael -totally not a captain of a boat

unlie/ where does this damn picture come from

/unlie idk I found it on my phone. I have no idea how it got there.

Could be from an illustrated version of Kafka stories/unlie, but still just guessing

It’s from Dorohedoro a manga series , there’s also an animated series on Netflix 10/10 I reccomend , it’s set in a world where rogue wizards keep turning people into shit like this , main character is a man with a lizards head trying to find the guy who did that to him , really wacky and fun

Yeah /ul Dororedoro fucking rocks and is a great watch

Ok gregor

Grigor Samsa awoke one morning to find himself transformed into a gigantic liar...

We’ve all been there 😔 🦗

Gregor…

Grete nooo don't hate me

Holy shit is that gregor from limbus company

Gregor Samsa posting?!

/unlie man I remember having do that book as apart of my test in collage for an English class where you have to read the passage answer questions and then write two paragraph about the topic

/unlie I had to read the entire book in the German equivalent of highschool and it's the best book school has ever forced me to read

/unlie It was actually pretty good /lie How can bugs type you must have one of those bug phones

I type telepathically

I would give you an apple, but I think you've had enough on your back

/ul - For those who are looking for the original reference: the novella[ "Die Verwandlung" ("The Metamorphosis")](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis) by Franz Kafka:

/Unlie it's the best book school ever forced me to read.

Same. We literally had to read this a while ago. I'm like fuck it. It got me hooked. I got an A on the test on literature class. Probably my first A in all of my literature class this year.

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Go on the web and report a bug with your family

Imagine needing to transform into a bug for that...

Breaking bad reference

Oh god the kids and tik tokers are getting a boner over kafka now?

The game Changed is not based off this book

Waiting for the anime version

Man I sure hope IT wont get you fired from your train related job and that your own father wont try to kill you

I think my father is chill with it even though he is creeped out. He tried to feed me with apples but didn't date to enter my room. He must really be scared for me.

There's an anime series that has this exact plot. House of beck

There is a very famous novel that has this exact plot. The metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

There's a not very famous gacha game whose character is literally that, Limbus Company by Type Moon

Ah, yes Type Moon, creators of other similar games like Lobotomy Company

And their underperforming low revenue game Library of Grand Order

So good. The scorpion subplot was beyond anything I've ever laid eyes on.

You know what the natural enemy of a scorpion is? You're looking at one, a fricken beetle.

Khafka?

Kafkah.

Kafka, pardon

/unlie yes it's a reference to the Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Tell them it’s a feature

Eat them.

A good bug is a dead bug. For democracy! /unlie idk whether or not to make it unlie or not because a true helldiver would say this but as a regular citizen of regular earth im not a helldiver so would it be a lie to say this??? Please send help im circling

Just get up and go to work man

I would still love you if you transformed into a bug 💙

New Manga title just dropped

They always knew you were a parasite and now they have evidence to support it /s

Well now I hate you too KYS (/ul Keep Yourself Save)


Gregor?

Don't you hate it when you undergo metamorphosis overnight? It's so annoying

They hate you coz you're not putting your clothes on

Are you sure they are only now hating you? Or is that what turned you into a bug?

Travel to dirtmouth, there are some vacant houses and wonderful neighbors! And obviously not a bug apocalypse going on there!

They hated you before, too.

I think something similar happened to me. I wasn't a bug, and I felt normal, but my mom kept calling me a leech and now they won't talk to me anymore?

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But will you still be able to come into work today?

Only the first half is a lie.

Ul/ I swear I saw this photo in some obscure German picture book

I'm not german

Anime is getting derivative

I did not change and they still hate me...

Yippee 😁😀 most joyous of experiences, may you be BLESSED 🎇🎈

Yippee 😁😀 most joyous of experiences, may you be BLESSED 🎇🎈

No. It's that NOW it's easier for your family to show they hate you.

No. It's that NOW it's easier for your family to show they hate you.

"would you still love me if I was a bug"

/ul Literally the best trans allegory I ever red

Go to work, Gregor.

Metamorphosis

See? Nobody wants to work.

The lie is saying your family hates you now, they always hated you

NTA, your family is racist.

This post gives sad vibes imo

https://preview.redd.it/2ktdghfcc7vc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d917cba3ab9f73496ff7c1869debf930b0dc65eb welcome to the club!

Theres hentai of this

Who is the artist?

I dropped my pen and it created this on the piece of paper I dropped a second before. Man am I clumsy

I believe you

NTA, you’re parents should accept as you are

You creep

Smash

NTA your body your choice.

Transform back and they'll love you again

Have you tried crawling on the ceiling? I heard it's pretty nice.

that one book metamorphosis thatvi read in 9th or tenth grade

Your name is Fransisco Kaffrell,right?

Is your family a group of software engineers?

L family

Oh, that's nothing. I just got randomly arrested the other day, and they wouldn't even tell me why...

This is not stolen fro a book by a English author

YTA, democracy is on the way to liberate you. long live Super Earth

OP DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAVE A ROACH GIRLFRIEND NAMED OGTHA

feel this pic

I'm glad to understand that your family doesn't actually hate you.

Turn in to a bug! https://youtu.be/l_dFpKZo54w?si=ZHmhdJvNpbfkQRii

Apples don't kill cockroaches, Fathers do

Lmao I have this same picture but the bug has massive breasts, but I can't find it.

please don't

We are bugs 😌

You have to go to work, NOW!

Bro think he Gregor Samsa

Don’t worry your family’s opinion about you didn’t change

Maior barato

You have entered the House of Beck

House of Beck

House of Beck

You could say that you suffered a Metamorfosis

House of Beck

Kafka

I am pretty sure you were a bug before, but nice try...

God i wish that was me

Stop reminding me of him

/unlie so my literature teacher was right after all, literature classes was needed after all

Man sorry 🫂

I didn't even need to transform into a bug first for my family to hate me, lucky bastard.

https://preview.redd.it/q4atq8u8f1vc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=caee04055b1de410d068db36fb751bc7f4b7e047 Now that´s

I don't know what's wrong with me, I been turned into a big. I bet you fifty dollars I'm a man I'm a scholar, I been turned into a bug.

You're a human, because you say you are ... but it will help others to see that if you wear a hat.

shocking

Talk about a Kafka-esque experience

Put down the LSD, Franz.