Kafka's heartwarming fable of a man transforming into a giant cockroach monster to win his children's respect

Hmm that is not the tale at all. Gregor Samsa had no children - he had a father, a mother and a sister. And they don't learn to respect him. They are afraid and ashamed of him, tries to kill him, and are very glad when he dies.

So I don't know where you got your synopsis, but it's wrong.

#corrections