It's peculiar to see how society traps limits and destroys innocent people. It's as if man is born to be a follower rather than a leader. The novel The Metamorphosis written by Franz Kafka and the play The Glass Menagerie written by Tennessee Williams are two examples of this statement. Both main characters, Gregor and Laura live in hostile environments where they are judged because they are unique. In the novel The Metamorphosis the character …showed first 75 words of 462 total…

…showed last 75 words of 462 total…lives on memories of how her life was as a child and, considering she is not capable of making her own choices everything her mother decides in in her best interest she must does. In novels, The Metamorphosis and The Glass Menagerie it show lack of humanity on its characters and society. Both characters are judged because of the lives they live. Both the short story and play can be considered a tragedy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**