Changes In The Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka

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In “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka, the family’s feelings towards Gregor change affecting him negatively. Gergor overworks to help support his family, when he turned into a bug he can go to work worrying the family. “She had also actually observed that Gregor needed a great deal of room to creep about; the furniture, on the other hand, as far as one could see, was not of the slightest use”(Kafka 55). At the beginning Grete, Gergor’s sister shows interest in Gregor and wants to help him out. She noticed that he likes to crawl around and wanted to give him more room to do that by getting rid of the furniture Gregor couldn’t use anymore. This made Gregor feel good because his family wanted to make him comfortable and they were taking time to

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