"But he would never have hit on what the sister actually did in the goodness of her heart. Hoping to check his likes and dislikes, she brought him a whole array of food, all spread out on an old newspaper."(page 145) In my first Passage the thing I noticed was that Gregor could no longer interpret the weather like he used to be able to. This is showing that he is more of a bug than he ever has been. Not being able to read the weather put him in the very depressing mood. Which is a constant throughout this novella. In the passage and the quote I displayed I noticed the language to be mainly grateful or quite depressing. I say grateful because he says, " But he would never hit on what the sister actually did in the goodness of her heart." …show more content…
It's frustrating to him because he cannot be apart of very many things. He can only use drop into conversations here and there. In this passage there's a little bit of foreshadowing. He is indicating that the family needs to figure out a plan in order to stay afloat. Not as much as future but I'm sure that will pop up later. The setting is his room still but, the characters now finding out that hanging upside down on the walls and climbing around on the walls is helping him. Not to mention his sister also notices. In this passage I chose this quote because it is him explaining how grateful he is towards his sister. Especially in this time of need. Some true situations are things like financial problems. Which is a thing that happens throughout this passage. Greater can no longer work him so now they have to figure out a financial plan to keep their family afloat. This does happen quite a bit in real life. This was very emotional for me. Even our family has had Financial issues that has been hard the past. Being a kid you can't really deal with that kind of stuff you there which is kind of what greater is going through. How he can't hear what's going on or the plans only the things that he picks up here and there. That's kind of how it's like being a kid. It may be hard but it does get easier. Hopefully for Gregor it gets easier as well. Also I can only imagine all of the …show more content…
If she decided that it would be better if they moved out Furniture because then he'd have more room. Her only problem was she didn't have anybody to move the furniture with her. She was too young and too fragile to do it herself. Her father she knew would not help her, the maid could not, and she could not let anybody else know about Greger. So the only person she could go to was her mother. Of course her mother was excited at first and then fell silent as the door. She did not see Gregor throughout the experience I read which was for the best. In this passage it shows how does sister was superior to everybody else when it came to Gregor. Her mother tried to give her opinion but his sister was a little angry because she had been doing it by herself for a while. So she insisted upon the fact that she knows what's best for him. Even though Gregor thought otherwise. So instead Gregor just told himself that moving the furniture out of the room would help him. On a personal note greater sounds like he is in the depressing mood but he would like to be as happy as possible. So instead of getting upset over the fact that they're moving his furniture he tells himself it's for the best. this happens a lot in real life people having to tell themselves that things are the best for them. I don't think I'd respond very well in this situation because I'm a very sentimental person. Things to me are very important
Gregor is obviously trapped by his external appearance. His physical limitations deepen his feeling of futility. His external appearance mimics his internal feelings, as he now feels helpless by not being able to physically carry out his responsibilities.
... to do this every day Gregor would have had to have some sense of time. His dwindling human aspects are prominently marked in two places: the first when Gregor is incapable of communicating with his family and the sales manager and the second when he takes pleasure in rutting about in dirt and filth. Lastly, Gregor's loss of consciousness causes a polar change within his family. As Gregor is no longer able to earn money to support the family, everyone else is forced to take action to bring in capital. The most obvious change is in the father who transformed from a dead weight into a zealous worker. Despite Freedman's employment of flawed logic to formulate some of his theories, the majority of his conclusions are quite valid and probe deeply into the meaning behind Kafka's writing.
The narrator is trying to get better from her illness but her husband “He laughs at me so about this wallpaper” (515). He puts her down and her insecurities do not make it any better. She is treated like a child. John says to his wife “What is it little girl” (518)? Since he is taking care of her she must obey him “There comes John, and I must put this away, he hates to have me write a word”. The narrator thinks John is the reason why she cannot get better because he wants her to stay in a room instead of communicating with the world and working outside the house.
Sometimes, helping people is more unrewarding than we would like to think. I believe the speaker relates to this statement a lot throughout the play as she struggles with her famiy and those she loves more than she could ever explain. The first example is when the speaker was faced with the challenge of her daughter cutting ties with her parents. She lost all communication and has evidently changed as a person to the extent that her mother would no longer recognize who she has become or who she was. In order to help her daughter and herself recognize and solve this tragedy, she tries to uncover the truth about why this has occured and how it has changed the speaker and her daughter. However, as soon as she attempts to uncovers that truth, her daughter takes it and recovers it- as shown through the metaphor of her stacking the stones along the side of the fence and off the garden. The second example is when she is faced with the circumstance of her husband not understanding her feelings and not being able to control what is does and does not care about. The speaker is faced with the problem that being mean to her husband is the only way she can open his eyes and make him realize what he is doing to her and his family. Like most people , however, the speaker does not enjoy being rude or mean to her family. The third example is when her daughter’s life got out of control, she forgot and/or ignored everything she was taught as a child which, obviously, caused her to think irrationally and changed who she was as a person. With the struggle of your child leaving you, changing who they are and cutting communication ties with her caused her life to change. Her loyalties, life, love split into pieces realizing this is now her reality and there is not much she can do other that accept it and move on. We
First and foremost Gregor was betrayed by his own parents who failed to care for him after his transformation. The initial reaction of the parents, especially his father, set the tone for the whole novel. Instead of trying to resolve the issue with a reasonable solution, his father physically abuses him, “when from behind, his father gave him a hard
One morning, Gregor wakes up from his dream to realize he has completely mutated into a bug. Due to this physical change in his life, he phases out different experiences with each of his family members. In which he alienates himself and his family because of his new appearance. In fact, he has a lot of care towards his family. He actually works hard to support them, pay off their debt, and tries to keep them as comfortable as possible.
Kafka wants the readers to feel sympathy for Gregor because of the reactions of the parents and the chief clerk. He wants the readers to pity Gregor because no one else will. Gregor hears ‘the chief clerk em...
“Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted it must be changed. If it cannot be changed it must be accepted.”- Winston Churchill. Change is frightening, but without change you can never accomplish a greater goal. Gregor experienced a dramatic change in his life. He may or may not have experienced the physical change described, but he did experience a mental change. The mental change opened Gregor’s eyes to what really mattered in life. Once Gregor accepted his physical change he was able to begin his mental change. Gregor’s values in life had changed dramatically from beginning to end. Though Gregor was subjected to ridicule, he was given the greatest gift. The opportunity to change is the greatest gift anyone can
The bars on windows, bedstead nailed down, and a gate at the top of the stairs suggest an unsafe place. The narrator’s preference for living in the downstairs room is undermined by John’s control over her. Furthermore, John puts his wife into an environment with no communication, making her socially isolated. The protagonist is home alone most of the time while John is at work. She is not allowed to raise her own baby, and Jennie, John's sister, is occupied with her job.
Beginning to see things less and less, Gregor experiences a change in his vision. An example of a. found on page 29, would be Gregor seeing the hospital less and less. distinctly. A mental change in Gregor occurs when he starts not caring. about or having no consideration for his family.
As Gregor struggles to get up and prepare himself for work he realizes that he is already late. As he looks around his bed room he thinks that’s he is just dreaming and attempts to go back to sleep. After many failed attempts Gregor realized that he could not turn over on his side, which was the only position he could sleep in. Moments later, each of his family members knock on his door in an effort to see what is taking him so long. Unable to control his numerous legs, Gregor next tries to move his lower body, but finds out that it is almost impossible to move due to the unbearable pain.
Kafka’s shows the shifting in the structural dynamics when Gregor’s new formation changes the attitudes from supportive to neglect when his needs affect their wants, needs and lifestyle. Gregor’s sense of duty to family was his main propriety towards his family. Even though he loathed his job as a travelling salesman, his devotion to financially clear his parent’s debt and care for his sister Grete was more important. He dreamt of fleeing the tightly coiled grip from his parent’s hands, but his loyalty was a pertinent family duty. To Gregor, this was what family was all about.
After Gregor wakes up and realizes that he has been transformed into a bug, he starts to worry about how he will go to work in order to provide for his family. He debates about calling in sick as he thinks ”The chief himself would be sure
Gregor “did not have the slightest doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first sign of a serious cold,” as if he is in denial of being an insect (Kafka 3). The narrator also shows some sort of denial as she first concludes that she “should hate it myself if I had to live in this room long,” yet later on she slowly becomes entranced, almost, by the wallpaper she once thought was repellant and revolting (Gilman 2). She increasingly becomes drawn into a different world without fear of anything else and “her awareness of the changes in her and her efforts to foster them and see them through to an end demonstrate a bravery that is not often acknowledged in women,” a huge theme of this story (Sant 2). Both characters face some sort of alienation throughout their transformation and it is only when they accept who they are transformed into that they can find freedom and peace. Gregor finally reached this point just before taking his last breath.
As soon as the Samsa’s returned to their flat, the family reminisces of the trials and ordeals which they were forced to endure upon their Gregor’s revolting transformation. Subsequent to discussing the matter the Samsa’s felt they could each hover above ground from the amount of anxiety which had been lifted from their shoulders. The Samsa’s decide they should clean their home and dispose of anything that brings the thought of Gregor to their minds. Mr. Samsa consumed with anger and disgust does not dare to go inside of Gregor’s dormitory. When the time comes however, to re-arrange what used to belong to their son, Gregor’s mother and sister enter the room.