Similar Themes

There seems to be a theme of longing for of a something or loss of something (mood = depression). The main characters throughout these stories don't exactly live a perfect life or have a family that supports them. In Great expectations, Pip is a boy who continuously travels around trying to find who he really his, and his stuck up life style doesn't help him accomplish this goal in any way. In the Metamorphosis, Gregor is transformed into a bug because his role in life in useless and he searches for an escape from this miserable life. In the Judgment, Georg is so depressed and lonely that he goes to the distract measure of killing himself. None of these characters have had happy lives/happy endings. The theme of loneliness and isolation is certainly the common tones running through these stores so far.