Before Gregor’s metamorphosis, his family didn’t pay any mind to his suffering. Gregor is the suffer in silence type and his suffering and his family’s happiness has a sort of direct relationship. As Gregor’s suffering went up, his family’s happiness went up. He’s been sacrificing his personal happiness for 5 years to provide for his family and more. In the beginning they appreciated it, but as the story progresses, they were only thinking of themselves. Even during this realization, Gregor was happy that his father had saved up this money and rationalized that this was a better use of the money (Kafka 224). After his change, his internal suffering projected externally by his loathsome appearance. Now that they are being confronted head-on
