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10 Cards in this Set
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gregor samsa
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traveling salesman, keeps his job to help his family. struggles with life once he becomes a bug. accepts his condition but panics when things from his human life (ex: childhood desk) are taken away from him
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grete samsa
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gregor's sister. first is nice but then becomes resentful of gregor once his condition starts to effect her life. grows up and becomes a responsible young woman
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the father
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hostile towards gregor bc he needs to go back to work once gregor is unable to.
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the mother
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torn b/w love and disgust for gregor. needs to be protected from reality of situation
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the charwoman
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elderly widow, samsa's cleaning lady after maid quits bc of gregor. blunt, honest, doesn't care about gregor's condition
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the office manager
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gregor's boss. awful dude. flees in terror when he sees gregor
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the boarders
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3 people living in samsa's house. love cleanliness, horrified when they discover gregor
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the maid
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terrified by gregor, begs family to fire her
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themes
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absurdity of life (no real reason for transformation)
disconnect b/w mind and body (mind still human) limits of sympathy (sympathy vs revulsion) alienation (physically and emotionally different) |
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