Gregor's Father Character Analysis

Gregor’s Father’s Metamorphosis
What is a metamorphosis? When a character changes in appearance or mentality this is identified as a metamorphosis. Gregor experiences a change in his life which affects him and his family. His life changed from being a normal human’s life into a vermin’s life. Gregor's father undergoes a similar change due to Gregor not being able to bring any income. As Gregor isolates himself from the family, his father becomes closer to the family. When Gregor loses the ability to wear clothes and be ready for work his father gains the capability to do so. Most importantly is that both of their mindsets have changed towards the end of the novel which resulted in the death of Gregor and the change in the way that he used to perceive them going from a theme of love to the family becoming a leech.
When Gregor’s father builds a relationship with the family, Gregor is secluded from the family due to his metamorphosis. It is as though Gregor’s relationship with his family, is what retains the father away from them. Gregor’s …show more content…
Gregor loses the ability to wear clothes and be ready for work, but his father gains the ability to do so. His father used to sit down and read his newspaper throughout the whole day, but now “he was standing up straight enough now; dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the employees at the banking institute” (20). His style of clothes has clearly changed after Gregor’s metamorphosis took place and this was due to him being the man of the house and feeling good about himself for once. He started feeling like he was needed and that he was their new source of income so he can not let them down. He never wanted to take off his uniform, even when he was home, “while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his superior even here”