Examples Of Abuse In The Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka

There are three types of abuse; emotional abuse, physical abuse, and mental abuse. In Fraz Kafka's book, The Metamorphosis, the main character, Gregor, experiences all three of these. Abuse is no joke, approximately 5 children die a day from abuse. Franz Kafka himself has actually suffered from abuse. These experiences helped paint the images of Gregor's abuse so thoroughly throughout the book.

Physical abuse is very prominent early on in the book. Gregor has over night turned into a cockroach. A nasty, disgusting, bug. Of course, when he comes out of his room in the morning, the entire family is in shock and scared. They don't know what happened, but they know that thing is their son. Mr. Samsa (Gregor's Father), is the first to act. He begins hissing very aggressively and pushing him back with his cane. Gregor tries to get back to his room, but one of the doors is closed, so he can't get through do to his now wide back. His father violently forces him through the door. This was just the beginning. The father becomes distant from Gregor and never wants to be around him. One night he came drunk, found Gregor and beat him. He threw an apple at him that got lodged into his back. The apple was never taken out and began to rot inside Gregor. Mr. Samsa's anger with Gregor led him to be very physically aggressive towards him. …show more content…
Once again, the fact that no one wants to be around him is a factor in his abuse. Every time someone sees him, they run or are frightened by him. His Mother has even fainted on sight of him. He starts to feel hideous and not worthy of being looked at. His Sister still tends to show compassion for him. She feeds him daily. Although she does this, he still hides under the couch out of few. They've made him feel like he's