Continuation The family’s financial problem get worse and Gregor worries how his child sister is going to get to the Conservatorium with such little money. His family starts working for the first time and stop living off Gregor(11126-1127). This shows that the family criticizes Gregor and what he does constantly throughout the book but they were to dependent of him to have their own job. The reader can see that “being a hypocrite” plays a big role in this story.
Cont. One day Gregor’s mother visits him and his sister decides to get rid of Gregor’s furniture so he can have space to crawl around but his mother thinks that will deprive him from his human background. Still, she does not stand in the way and they begin their cruel task. Afterwards Gregor’s father comes home raging mad when he finds out his wife is ill from seeing Gregor’s repulsive appearance and bombards him with apples attempting to kill Gregor(1130-1135). These scenes represent the verge of life and death. The furniture is a symbolism of his past and life as a human and when his father attempts to kill him and Gregor ends up with serious injury this shows that now since Gregor does not work and is a vermin he serves no purpose for the family.
CONT. The days past and Gregors room stays uncared for by his sister and the maid because
and his sister stops her daily visits and meals she gives him. Their attention is now to three greedy lodgers and all their needs and commands when they’re own son is thrown to the forgotten1138-1141). Gregor is caught between two worlds of the busy “getting ran over” human life by his bosses and colleagues and his insect life of neglect from his family. Also, the lodgers receive attention and Gregor does not because they are humans and are paying the Samsa family, and Gregor who is a vermin and does not work is abandoned.
Cont His sister starts to play for the greedy lodgers and Gregor wants to show his affection for her because he knows they cannot appreciate her music like him and he peaks his head in the living room and receives and un-warm welcome from the people present. The lodgers insult the family and leave the house. The Samsa family gets very irritated and his sister Grete condemns him to death turning the family against him saying that if that was Gregor he would have left to not cause them pain and hard work(1142-1143). The family does not see Gregor’s act of kindness instead they trust the lodgers that is not even there own blood because they are human and are paying the family. Courtesy of Yahoo Images
Cont. When Gregor finally dies the Samsa family start to pity him and when the lodgers come to give their apologies they turn back on them and decide to take the day off and celebrate by taking about Grete getting a future husband. After Gregor dies, the family realizes that they don’t need the lodgers and they are happy and guilty free even though they killed their own son because they believed Gregor dies the moment he became an insect.
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Kafka was born in a German speaking family (July 3,1883-June 3,1924) were he had to struggle writing in his German heritage and opposing Jewish religion. Ref: (1137-1138) Kafka always had to struggle with two opposite forces. Going back to work would be dealing with strangers that he hoped would vanish and staying in the house as a beetle would be receiving neglect from his family.Kafka always had problems with his overly aggressive demanding father. Comfort and understanding would lack between the two men. Ref: (1121) His father tries to push him back in his room and not accept his appearance or actions. His mother would always help his father in work. Ref: Mother encourages dad by getting him out of the chair and leaving her needle work to help him.
Cont. Studied at Charles University of Prague but after two weeks he switched his major to law. Ref: (1112) Shows indecision for what he does and weakness which is what turns him into a insect. His excuses of not giving the chief a piece of his mind and he feels pressure from his job. Was very unhappy with the work hours in the Italian insurance company he worked in because he could not concentrate on his writing. Ref: (1138)We can see the unhappiness of going to work because of his chief, traveling and exhaustion, and the other arrogant commercial travelers.In 1917 and the rest of his life he suffered with tuberculosis and was supported by his sister Ottla and feared being repulsive to her. Ref: (1124-1125) Grete feeds him and takes care of him but finds him repulsive and at the end abandons him.
Cont. Kafka suffered from clinical depression and social anxiety all his life and was haunted my constant migraines, insomnia, and stress strains. He had large sums of un-pasteurized milk that led to his tuberculosis . Ref: (1138-1139)His sister brings him milk which is his favorite but because of his condition does not favor it anymore. His depression can be seen by the neglect of his family and stress at work causing him exhaustion.(1110)
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