In Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor is not the only one who transforms but the whole family dynamic transforms due to his metamorphosis into a cockroach. Due to that transformation, there is conflict between family members particularly between Gregor’s mother and Grete, his sister. This transformation helps the readers see another view on human nature and family dynamics.
From the start of the story, Gregor is transformed into a cockroach, which leads his family into conflict about how to take care of him. His mother and Grete fight over what is best for Gregor. When Gregor is first transformed, Grete brings him “half- rotten vegetables, bones left over from dinner… and a piece of dry bread (Kafka 107); knowing that Gregor would not want to see her staring at him while he ate, she left the room giving him some courtesy to settle down. Even though he is a cockroach, he too still has feelings which Gregor appreciates the attention Grete is showing him in the beginning of section 2. As time pass by, his mother finally enters his room on request of Grete to move the furniture in his room so that he would have more space to wander and crawl. Though his mother is fragile and it was complicated to move the wardrobe, she suggested that they just leave it in the room so that if Gregor returns to his natural self “he …show more content…
Gregor was mainly the bread-winner for the household since both his parents are elderly, and he when turned into an insect that transformation made him hopeless in helping the family out. Even while an insect he still was thinking about how much he could help, but his insect body, of course, wouldn’t allow him to perform everyday task. As a human he was very useful in earning money, while as an insect he isn’t useful at all where he needs others, mainly, Grete to care for him. He loses his identity as a human being when he
From the start of the story, Gregor is transformed into a cockroach, which leads his family into conflict about how to take care of him. His mother and Grete fight over what is best for Gregor. When Gregor is first transformed, Grete brings him “half- rotten vegetables, bones left over from dinner… and a piece of dry bread (Kafka 107); knowing that Gregor would not want to see her staring at him while he ate, she left the room giving him some courtesy to settle down. Even though he is a cockroach, he too still has feelings which Gregor appreciates the attention Grete is showing him in the beginning of section 2. As time pass by, his mother finally enters his room on request of Grete to move the furniture in his room so that he would have more space to wander and crawl. Though his mother is fragile and it was complicated to move the wardrobe, she suggested that they just leave it in the room so that if Gregor returns to his natural self “he …show more content…
Gregor was mainly the bread-winner for the household since both his parents are elderly, and he when turned into an insect that transformation made him hopeless in helping the family out. Even while an insect he still was thinking about how much he could help, but his insect body, of course, wouldn’t allow him to perform everyday task. As a human he was very useful in earning money, while as an insect he isn’t useful at all where he needs others, mainly, Grete to care for him. He loses his identity as a human being when he