Imagine having unexpectedly changed into an enormous bug when you woke up this morning. Sounds absolutely insane! It seems awful, weird, and terrifying. That's what happened to Gregor in Kafka’s Metamorphosis. Gregor, a normal young adult male, awakens from his restful slumber to discover he no longer has his human form. Overnight, he transformed into an abnormal bug, gigantic and unidentifiable. Gregor, shocked by the change, begins to observe his new figure. Kafka describes Gregor’s situation, “He lay on his hard, armored back, and saw, as he raised his head a little, his domed, brown belly divided into arched segments” (page 1). Attempting to get out of bed, he maneuvers his wide, disproportionate body and rocks back and forth, hoping
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Before his transformation, he has a horrible, demanding job, just to pay off his parents’ debt. He works “Day in, day out on the road… dealing with the problems of traveling, the worries of train connections, irregular bad food…” (page 4). And plenty of other struggles. He wakes up at the crack of dawn, lives with the awful stresses of trade, and deals with a horrible boss, obnoxious and overbearing. He continues this way for years, every day being the same. No sick days, no breaks, nothing. All for the well-being of his family. He didn’t want this job. On page 5, he describes it. “If I didn’t hold back for my parents’ sake, I would’ve quit ages ago.” He only does it because his parents’ owe the boss money. And this is just one example of him showing how much he cares about them. He sacrifices his own happiness just so he can financially support them. He plans to spend his hard-earned money, not on himself, but on his sister, so she can go to music school. Yet his parents’ never show any gratitude. His father is abusive, and his mother CONTINUE Gregor is a good person with a good heart, and what he gets in return is a nightmare. He not only loses his body, he loses his sense of humanity, as well as the little bit of love his family had for him. He doesn't deserve this
Before his transformation, he has a horrible, demanding job, just to pay off his parents’ debt. He works “Day in, day out on the road… dealing with the problems of traveling, the worries of train connections, irregular bad food…” (page 4). And plenty of other struggles. He wakes up at the crack of dawn, lives with the awful stresses of trade, and deals with a horrible boss, obnoxious and overbearing. He continues this way for years, every day being the same. No sick days, no breaks, nothing. All for the well-being of his family. He didn’t want this job. On page 5, he describes it. “If I didn’t hold back for my parents’ sake, I would’ve quit ages ago.” He only does it because his parents’ owe the boss money. And this is just one example of him showing how much he cares about them. He sacrifices his own happiness just so he can financially support them. He plans to spend his hard-earned money, not on himself, but on his sister, so she can go to music school. Yet his parents’ never show any gratitude. His father is abusive, and his mother CONTINUE Gregor is a good person with a good heart, and what he gets in return is a nightmare. He not only loses his body, he loses his sense of humanity, as well as the little bit of love his family had for him. He doesn't deserve this