In Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, a major theme is: Family bonds are superficial because in times of hardship, people become selfish and place the blame on others. At the beginning of the novel, the main character—Gregor Samsa—awakens to discover his life has changed; he finds himself transformed into an enormous bug. As the story progresses, Gregor’s family must cope with a sudden change, as the provider of the family becomes the one who needs to be provided for. His family’s financial situation is shaky to begin with, but now that Gregor is a useless bug they begin to turn on him and blame him for their problems. He suffers through this rejection and isolation from his family until he eventually dies, which leaves the family relieved of the burden he caused them.
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Gregor provides the income for the family, but now they have become used to it and take Gregor for granted because it is expected from him while they sit back and do nothing. Once the family loses the person who provides for them, it forces them to have to do it themselves, which causes bitterness and anger directed toward Gregor. Later on in the novel, Gregor’s father attacks Gregor with an apple, which leaves him with a “serious wound, from which he suffered for over a month – the apple remained imbedded in his flesh as a visible souvenir since no one dared to remove it – it seemed to have reminded even his father that Gregor was a member of the family” (38). The family leaves Gregor untreated with a serious wound in his back because he is a “monstrous vermin” who they cannot bare the sight of. They are so focused on themselves and their financial troubles that they choose to ignore Gregor and leave him to suffer as they struggle to stay afloat of their debt. Not long after, the family takes in some boarders to make more
In the beginning of the story, right after Gregor turns into a bug, he …show more content…
Gregor provides the income for the family, but now they have become used to it and take Gregor for granted because it is expected from him while they sit back and do nothing. Once the family loses the person who provides for them, it forces them to have to do it themselves, which causes bitterness and anger directed toward Gregor. Later on in the novel, Gregor’s father attacks Gregor with an apple, which leaves him with a “serious wound, from which he suffered for over a month – the apple remained imbedded in his flesh as a visible souvenir since no one dared to remove it – it seemed to have reminded even his father that Gregor was a member of the family” (38). The family leaves Gregor untreated with a serious wound in his back because he is a “monstrous vermin” who they cannot bare the sight of. They are so focused on themselves and their financial troubles that they choose to ignore Gregor and leave him to suffer as they struggle to stay afloat of their debt. Not long after, the family takes in some boarders to make more