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The Metamorphosis contains numerous themes: existentialism, sacrifice, alienation, lack of communication, dysfunctional families, selfishness, conflict of mind and body, etc. Which theme in the novella do you think is most important or key to understanding the work? Give a quote that helped conveyed this theme to you. (This post closes at midnight on December 2, 2010)