Table of Contents
- 1 Who decides to get rid of Gregor?
- 2 How does the family justify getting rid of Gregor?
- 3 What happens to Gregor when he leaves?
- 4 What does the family do after Gregor’s death?
- 5 What does the family do after they discover Gregor is finally dead?
- 6 When the office worker leaves Gregor’s father does what?
Who decides to get rid of Gregor?
Grete
When Gregor reveals himself to the boarders, causing the boarders to say they’re leaving without paying rent, Grete finally decides they must get rid of Gregor.
What causes Gregor to leave his room?
In The Metamorphosis, Gregor leaves his room for the first time because he is concerned about his mother. She ran to her room and fainted when she saw him climbing the walls, and Grete has to get some medicine to help revive her. He wants to help but cannot.
How does the family justify getting rid of Gregor?
How do the the family members justify their decision to get rid of Gregor, the insect? They believe that if they do so, Gregor will return. They convince themselves that the insect is not Gregor. They are afraid that the insect will try to kill them.
How does the family respond to Gregor’s death?
After Gregor’s death, each member of the Samsa family takes the day off from work. They take a tram to the countryside and begin to plan for a brighter future. They seem relieved and glad, rather than sad, that Gregor has died.
What happens to Gregor when he leaves?
What happens to Gregor when he leaves his room to meet the office manager? Samsa takes a cane and beats Gregor back into his room, hurting his leg. This shows that the father sees Gregor as an insect, not his son. It also shows us that he might have a violent temper.
Do you have sympathy for Gregor?
Do you have sympathy for Gregor? Why and at what times? I feel sorry for Gregor because because Gregor didn’t ask for this. Gregor already feels pressured and stressed with work.
What does the family do after Gregor’s death?
After Gregor’s death, his family makes prayers of thanksgiving to God. Then, Mr. Samsa evicts the family’s three lodgers. Satisfied that they have done well for themselves, Gregor’s family spends the day resting and going for a stroll.
Why does Gregor’s sister claim that it Cannot be Gregor anymore?
Why does Gregor’s sister claim that it cannot be Gregor anymore? She claims that if it was actually Gregor, then he would have realized the burden he was causing and he would have soon after his transformation.
What does the family do after they discover Gregor is finally dead?
The family gathers around the corpse and Grete notices how skinny Gregor had become. The cleaning lady tells them that she got rid of the body, but the family seems uninterested in her, and the father decides to fire her that night. Grete and her parents leave the apartment and take a trolley ride to the countryside.
Who changes the most in metamorphosis?
Grete is the little sister in Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis. ‘ Through the course of this story, she changes the most out of all of the characters.
When the office worker leaves Gregor’s father does what?
During the confusion, the manager leaves the building. After the manager leaves, Gregor’s father picks up the manager’s cane (which the latter left behind) and a newspaper. He cruelly drives his son back into the bedroom by using these two items to beat upon the hapless Gregor.
Why do readers feel sorry for Gregor?
Kafka wants us to sympathize with Gregor because he has a very difficult profession which takes a lot out of him. When Gregor does miss his first day, his boss comes looking for him. Kafka wants the readers to feel sympathy for Gregor because of the reactions of the parents and the chief clerk.
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