He shows that modern jobs treat workers like machines. They value money more than human health. Readers feel the bitter truth that work has no real care for human life.

Cynicism about Family Love: Gregor always thinks of his family’s debts. He wants to support his mother, father, and Sister Grete. But when he changes, their love quickly ends. His father grows angry. He throws apples when Gregor comes out of his room one evening. One apple gets stuck in Gregor’s back and wounds him badly. His mother faints in fear. Grete cries, but later tells the family to get rid of him. She says,

“We have to try and get rid of it.”

Kafka is cynical because he shows that family love depends on money and service. When Gregor cannot earn, he becomes unwanted.

Cynicism about Communication: Gregor tries to speak when his mother calls. Kafka says, 

“Gregor was shocked when he heard his own voice.”

His words are no longer clear. His family cannot understand him. This shows how people ignore the voice of the weak. Kafka is cynical about human communication. He shows that even inside a home, people fail to hear each other truly. This bitter reality makes the readers sad and helpless.

Cynicism about Human Society: When Gregor finally opens the door, the Chief Clerk runs away in fear. His mother faints. His father drives him back with the Clerk’s stick. At first, she brings milk with bread, but Gregor cannot drink it. So she brings old, half-rotten vegetables for him on an old newspaper. Kafka says,

“She brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out on an old newspaper.”

But this kindness slowly ends. Kafka is cynical about society. He shows that people respect you only when you are useful. When you are weak, they fear and abandon you. Society is presented as selfish and cruel.

Cynicism in Death and End: Gregor hides under the couch in his room. He eats silently. He still dreams of Grete’s music. But his family grows tired of him. Finally, he dies alone. The cleaner shouts, 

“It’s dead, just lying there, stone dead!”

His family feels relieved after his death. They even plan a better future without him. This is the deepest cynicism of Kafka. Life has no value without money. Death brings not grief but freedom for others. Readers feel shock at this bitter truth of existence.

Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” is full of cynicism. He shows it through Gregor Samsa’s life, his room, his job, his mother, his father, his sister Grete, and the Chief Clerk. The cruel boss, the selfish family, the broken voice, the rejection of society, and the lonely death all prove Kafka’s cynical view. His story teaches that life is often cruel, selfish, and bitter.