Humanity demonstrates how easy it is to get into a routine, because it is something simple and comfortable to do. In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor’s death was essential to the theme, because it demonstrated copious flaws of humans, such as vulnerability and selfishness. One morning, Gregory wakes up to find himself as a hideous vermin. From then on, he is taken care of by his sister until she betrays him, and she decides she would rather he die than have to live with him. Therefore, Gregory dies from starvation and neglect. It was imperative for him to die, because his death represents the fall of man, there was no reason left to live, but his necrosis was taken awfully lightly.
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Gregor lived a life of routine even before he metamorphosed; he did the same routine day after day. “He’s been in town for a week now, but stayed home every evening” (Kafka 9). This goes back to the tendency humans have to get stuck in a routine. After he transformed, he displayed exceedingly depressive behavior. When it was “better to stay in bed than lose consciousness,” (Kafka 8). People like Gregor with depression will often feel stuck and have no motivation to move or try something new. Another point would be, he was incapable of talking to express his physical and emotional needs or communicate with his family, which leads to fights and Gregor being isolated. Towards the end of the novella, he loses almost all of his vision, mobility, and appetite, leading to a quite a trivial, hopeless life. Even when Gregor was lying still on the floor for days, his family’s housekeeper thought he was “playing the martyr,” (Kafka 58). When someone is suicidal or having hopeless thoughts, they are generally encouraged to talk to family or close friends which Gregor could not do. These thoughts eventually led to Gregor’s demise, and the reader can connect these to Gregor’s thoughts of depression and suicide. Even though Gregor did not choose to die, it did not matter if he
Gregor is a symbol of man, and the apple represents …show more content…
Gregor lived a life of routine even before he metamorphosed; he did the same routine day after day. “He’s been in town for a week now, but stayed home every evening” (Kafka 9). This goes back to the tendency humans have to get stuck in a routine. After he transformed, he displayed exceedingly depressive behavior. When it was “better to stay in bed than lose consciousness,” (Kafka 8). People like Gregor with depression will often feel stuck and have no motivation to move or try something new. Another point would be, he was incapable of talking to express his physical and emotional needs or communicate with his family, which leads to fights and Gregor being isolated. Towards the end of the novella, he loses almost all of his vision, mobility, and appetite, leading to a quite a trivial, hopeless life. Even when Gregor was lying still on the floor for days, his family’s housekeeper thought he was “playing the martyr,” (Kafka 58). When someone is suicidal or having hopeless thoughts, they are generally encouraged to talk to family or close friends which Gregor could not do. These thoughts eventually led to Gregor’s demise, and the reader can connect these to Gregor’s thoughts of depression and suicide. Even though Gregor did not choose to die, it did not matter if he