Gregor Samsa

existence, and subscribing to the endless cycle of work with no personal gain. Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis works as a travelling salesman because his family owes a debt to the company. He is a dutiful employee; Gregor has never taken a day off work and has yet to be late for his shift. On a morning like any other, Gregor wakes up to catch his early train, although he soon discovers that he has turned into a cockroach. Gregor has…

no choice of their own. In “The Metamorphosis” tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, who awakens to discover that he has become a human-sized insect. Realizing that he’s late for work, Gregor begins to ruminate on his life which included things like his exhausting work as a salesman, getting up early, and his family. As his family concern for Gregor grows, the chief clerk arrives as he under the suspicion that Gregor is simply shirking his responsibility. The entire family along…

voices the family’s opinion of Gregor when she confides to her parents, “we must try to get rid of it. It’s doing both of you in; I can see it coming” (Kafka 62). Regardless of her harsh words, Grete - and by extension, the Samsa family - demonstrates a clear belief in preservation of the family and taking care of her loved ones. They all accept that, in order for the family to survive, Gregor must disappear. However, despite the fact that “one could easily transport [Gregor] in a suitable box…

needs, and never took the time to pay attention to them. When Mr.Samsa’s business failed and Gregor took the job of a travel salesmen, it left him with…

reader’s conceptualization of deprivation in eternal servitude. My classification of eternal servitude relates to Gregor Samsa’s position as the primary financial support network for his parents and sister, which carries an immense physical and emotional toll on his existence. I believe that Kafka attempted to illustrate his personal struggle through Gregor Samsa’s character. Gregor transformed into a hideous creature in an effort to escape his human form and morph into a helpless entity.…

there are many interpretations. In Franz Kafka’s 1915 novella The Metamorphosis, death is a paramount theme. In The Metamorphosis, Gregor Samsa is a traveling salesman who awakens one day as a giant insect. He then endures a series of abuse propagated mainly by his father, but which does not exclude his mother and sister, until his death one morning. The death of Gregor is a crucially symbolic theme in The Metamorphosis. Gregor’s death in The Metamorphosis symbolizes the termination of a period…

past. They might claim that Rivers and Tides shows that change is bad because it takes the art away from the artist. The text, though, says otherwise. People might also insist that all of the stories describe change as being good. They might say that Gregor simply needs an attitude adjustment and that if he thinks about it, becoming a cockroach could benefit him in some way. Perhaps he could get time off work because of his condition. They might say that the Magic Island family are completely…

marginalize point in Kafka’s short novel? The answer emerges in Gregor’s few admissions of pleasure. First, Gregor smiles at the ridiculous situation of not being able to get out of bed. Next, he remembers a photo of his life in the army which gives rise to happy thoughts. Then, Gregor experiences great joy when Greta nurtures him. Last, the carefree hanging from the bedroom ceiling fulfills Gregor with cheer. All of these blissful bursts demonstrate narrative truths that appear free from…

cell and a date in court later. He does get a bit of outside contact, like Bobby Sands and the rest of the prisoners do when they get to meet their families, but for the most part, they are alone. Gregor Samsa is no exception to this, either, as he too begins to lose sight of the outside. After Gregor had been in his room for a while, he looks outside to realize that he can see less and less: “For, in fact, from day to day he saw things even a short distance away less and less distinctly; the…

with his father. She was always there to defend him from his fathers rage. In the novella, Gregor’s mother was very distant but she still showed her love and care for Gregor. “Let me go to Gregor. He’s my unfortunate son! Don’t you understand that I have to go to him?” (Kafka 30) As the story progresses the love that she had for Gregor soon…