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Gregor is startled by loud and sudden noises. "Gregor was so startled by the sudden racket behind him that his little legs buckled beneath him" (60).

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Despite his transformation, Gregor's mother seems to care for him the most out of his family members. "His mother, incidentally, had wanted to visit Gregor relatively soon, but his father and sister had initially held her back with rational arguments..." (40).

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Gregor has a kind and concerned father. "Gregor was unexpectedly still at home, and already his father was knocking on one side door, weakly but with his fist. ‘Gregor, Gregor,’ he called out, ‘what’s going on?’ And after a short while he urged him on again in a deeper voice." (16).

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Gregor lived in an apartment with the rest of his family. "...no one apparently wanted to stay home alone and there was no way that they could all leave the apartment together" (35).

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Gregor dreamed of visiting a conservatory of music. "During his brief stays in the city, the conservatory was often mentioned in conversation with his sister, but always only as a beautiful dream, whose realization was unthinkable" (36).

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Gregor's favorite drink is milk. "...but the milk, which was usually his favorite drink, and which his sister had certainly brought him for that reason, didn't taste good..." (31).

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"...lying calmly was already difficult for him to bear at night, and eating soon brought him not the least amount of pleasure: so for diversion, he developed the habit of crawling to and fro across the walls and ceiling" (40).

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Gregor, even as a giant insect, had a normal job in an office. "'Oh God,' he thought, 'what a strenuous profession I have chosen! Traveling around day in, day out. The business dealings are much more demanding than those in the actual business at home, and I am additionally burdened with the menace of traveling, worrying about train connections, the irregular and bad meals, a stream of people that is constantly changing, never lasting, never becoming more cordial. Let the devil take it all!'" (15).

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Gregor had attended elementary school, middle and high school, as well as received higher education for business. "...the desk on which he, as a business student, a school student, indeed even as an elementary school student, had written out his assignments" (43).

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Franz Kafka

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Kafka had an irrational fear of mice.

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The Samsa's apartment. "...great pride that he had been able to provide such a life in such a fine apartment for his parents and sister" (31).

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The early 1900's. "The next train left at seven o’clock" (16).

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Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis and Other Stories. Translated by Katja Pelzer, Barnes & Noble, 2017.

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" He lay on his armour-hard back and saw, as he lifted his head up a little, his brown, arched abdomen divided up into rigid bow-like sections. From this height the blanket, just about ready to slide off completely, could hardly stay in place. His numerous legs, pitifully thin in comparison to the rest of his circumference, flickered helplessly before his eyes" (14).

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Gregor Samsa lives with his mother, father, and sister. 

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Gregor Samsa lives with his mother, father, and sister. 

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"On the other hand, I am responsible for my parents and my sister. I'm in a quandary, but I'll work my way out of it" (26).

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The title of the story, The Metamorphosis, is extremely self-explanatory as it refers to the literal metamorphosis the protagonist undergoes as he turns into a giant insect. "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from restless dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous insect" (14).

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Absurdism. "He remained in this state of empty and peaceful contemplation until the clock tower struck three in the morning. He lived to see the sky begin to grow lighter outside his window. Then his head sank involuntarily to the floor and his final breath streamed feebly from his nostrils" (61).

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Gregor's relationship with his sister Grete falls apart as his transformation takes a toll on her life. "I do not wish to speak the name of my brother in front of this monster, and so I will only say: we must try to get rid of it" (58).

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"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from restless dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous insect" (14).