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    "Frank J. Lhota"  wrote:   
      
   > "Why did Kafka choose the ending we have? How would the story differ if   
   > Gregor lived happily ever after?"   
   >   
   > This makes me wonder: given that the novella begins with traveling   
   > salesman and protagonist Gregor Samsa being transformed into a giant   
   > insect, what would the "happy ending" of this story be like?   
      
   If "Metamorphosis" had been written by Jack L. Chalker, it would turn   
   out that Gregor Samsa was only the first; everyone on Earth ends up   
   transformed into a giant insect, they all eventually learn to adjust to   
   their new forms, and they all live happily ever after.   
      
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