The Metamorphosis is a short story written by Franz Kafka. Surrealism is a movement that began in the 1920s. Artists created strange creatures from everyday objects. Surrealism's aim was to allow the unconscious to express itself. The incident inThe Metamorphosis that shows surrealism is Mr. Samsa fatally wounding Gregor with apples (a). Gregor is transformed into an insect right at the beginning of the story. The rest of the story deals with the ways Gregor and his family battle to adjust to his transformation.