Although most bodily movements are controllable, the subconscious thought process is not. Although the ideal would be for life to be characterized by general tranquility, anxiety or apprehension regarding a certain outcome is expected only under inhumanly impeccable conditions, given social pressures. In Franz Kafka's novel The Metamorphosis, a human-turned-parasite named Gregor struggles with this very problem of restlessness when he suddenly finds himself unable to work, giving him an inordinate amount of time to reconsider life. Even as an insect, Gregor faces an overload of tensions resulting from dealing with obstacles such as a nosy manager and limited compassion from his family, demonstrating Kafka's satirical take on modern stress. Kafka seems to struggle with the balance between anxiety and tranquility; explores nervousness as a natural human tendency that stems from self-created high expectations, internalized desires and guilt. Unfortunately, the mismatch between high expectations and reality prevents the Samsa family and their insect son, Gregor, from feeling confident and confident. achieve tranquility. Instead, anxiety dominates both humans and insects, who, despite having all the comforts a cockroach would need, such as food, water and shelter, cannot completely relax. Kafka's pitiful depiction of Gregor's stress demonstrates that tranquility is difficult to achieve in the modern taxing society. From the beginning Kafka shows that Gregor seems to have reached a breaking point due to his self-inflicted role as a caregiver. Gregor works "day after day, on the road" (3) and will have to do so for "another five or six years", getting up every morning at "four" (4) without ever taking a break ... half of the paper ... the fact that his condition requires help and is later upset that his parents spend more time on the alien "roommates" than on him (45). Guilt also dominates Gregor's thoughts, making him feel stressed due to his inability to thank his sister and parents for their care. Ironically, Gregor's “vacation” from work seemed to increase his anxiety more than his stressful job did. Perhaps the only way to find lasting peace of mind is to abandon everything, both good and bad, Kafka suggests; introducing the word peaceful into his story just four pages from the end. After realizing that "his belief that he should disappear was…firmer than his sister's," Gregor finally dies in "peaceful reflection," realizing that his darkness "begins to lighten" (51). Having nothing, being nothing, wanting nothing: what a sigh of relief! I'd rather stay anxious.