Metamorphosis of True West

As we have been watching the movie True West, the places and roles of the characters have begun to change, or switch roles, much like the members of the family did in the metamorphasis and there are some key similarites that relate these two works. The first can be found in the roles of the characters. Austin represents the role of Gregor. He is the one who did the work to provide for his family and to get a good chance to write a screenplay, much as Gregor did with his job, working up to a salesperson. Then he suddenly has a radical change in his life that  causes his job to be lost and he worries about this overrall else. For Gregor it is the turning into the beetle. Austin on the other hand has his great opportunity lost at the success of his brother Lee. However, his beetle is not just the success, but his stubborness to not help out his brother with the project which would still benefit him in the end. Saul is like the manager, in the fact that he does his best to persuade Austin to "come out" of his idea for hisown movie, much like the manager warning Gregor to come out of the room. However, he gives up on him completely when he sees his stubborness and determination to not help and disgusted, he leaves him with no chance at the career he wants. Lee is Gregor's family in this book as he goes from being a man who is in need of help and relies on his brother to support him, just like Gregor supports the family, and when Austin is in trouble, he rises up and becomes a knew man, not dependent on his brother anymore. Another similarity comes from the scene in which this story takes place. While the characters leave the house, the camera does not and much like the Metamorphasis the viewer has this added feeling that the characters are trapped. The difference between the two is how characters interact and that is what makes this unique from the Metamorphasis. Whereas in the book, everyone abandoned Gregor and he died miserably, Lee does still have a connection with his brother that he is not willing to leave, despite their constant arguing. So while they are not the happiest at this point in the movie, they are still together and working things out.