People who actually read stories question the plot and the story as the story progresses. Questioning and receiving ideas about time and space with the identity of the characters worked well with the characters of the story. By the experience of being a reader, this person can verify that looking for a plot and the story line is very important. The way the characters acted through out the story was like real children playing out side with the pet dog. Simpkins relates the theory of defamiliarization to magical realism.
Metamorphosis takes shapes, forms, and identity.
This story it seems to cause a lot of wondering and a lot less of hesitation. The purpose of this story was to provide entertainment and imagination to any one who reads it. The complete purpose of the story is for clean family entertainment. The short story has kids playing as if they were dogs lying in the yard taking in the sun as dogs really do and enjoying every minute. Burke states that anything that is ripped us out of everyday life was sublime.