I am what I want to be

First: After reading Metamorphosis i had dreams that cockroaches where all over my room..Not cool. I find both stories, Metamorphosis and Notes from the Underground, to deal with the outcasts of life; however I believe that both characters made themselves outcasts. Its true Gregor had no say in becoming a cockroach but he did have a say in how he dealt with it. Both characters had many specific things they wanted to do for themselves yet; neither did anything. I believe you create your own fate and these two stories are grounds for that argument.