https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd Made with charm en-us 2020-11-20 12:29:40 UTC 2020-11-20 15:52:47 UTC hello@padlet.com culler_stuart https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/944989558 2020-11-20 12:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/944989558 culler_stuart https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/944990624 2020-11-20 12:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/944990624 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669193 Grete explaining to parents "things can't go on like this. Maybe you don't realize it, but I do". I believe this implies that Grete along with the parents believe that they need to move on from the past and find a way to move on completely. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669193 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669360 "The greatest immediate improvement in their situation would come easily, of course, from a change of apartments"(55). Before the family was doing everything they could so they could keep their grand apartment and continue to love above their means. The fact that this is the first improvement they chose to make shows that they have come to the understanding that their situation has changed, and they need to adapt accordingly. Additionally, I think that this will begin to influence their actions, for example, the father with understand that he should not be relying on the work of two women to support their family, and they will all begin to appreciate each other instead of using one another to benefit off of someone else.]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669360 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669395 When discussing their prospects for the future, "-were exceedingly advantageous and especially promising for the future." (55). The shift in the attitude and their new home may in fact help their situations, as without Gregor the family sees their life to be much simpler ]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669395 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669608 "All three of them left the apartment together, something they had not done in months" (55).
I think this demonstrates how after the passing of Gregor the family reunites and will become whole again. They will try to get a new start and move on from what happened. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669608 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669615 "were exceedingly advantageous and especially promising for the future"

I believe that the family will change because while moving to their new life everything looks to be on the up for them. As said in the quote, without Gregor's bug form holding them down they are able to move forward and make life decisions that will overall make their lives better.]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669615 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669757 I think the family is going to move on and move forward. They are starting to work together by moving out and not being able to rely on Gregor financially. Kafka writes that they were "exceedingly advantageous and especially promising for the future" (55).]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669757 michaeltropf21 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669775 "All three of them left the apartment together"(55) I believe this is a metaphorical leaving of their past behind them.]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669775 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669785 "One could see the covers and bolsters on the beds, obeying the sister's practiced hands"- the sister changed for the worst- she gave up her passion for family responsibility- the family will continue to crush dreams and only focus on money]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669785 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669897 "And it was like a confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions..." I believe this demonstrates the freedom the family feels since Gregor's death. They had lost Gregor when he went through metamorphosis, but were still burdened with taking care of the creature he was. Once that creature was no longer present, the family felt they could move on. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945669897 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945670011 "The car, in which they were the only passengers, was completely filled with warm sunshine" (55). The symbolism of the light foreshadows a brighter future. We see this with the death of Gregor too, when outside everything was growing light.]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945670011 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945670140 "daughter got up first and stretched her young body"(55) I believe this implies that because the daughter is young and still excited about life she has the chance to have truly changed and become a better person. However the parents are old and unchanging and will probably remain mostly the same]]> 2020-11-20 15:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945670140 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945671973 "exceedingly advantageous and especially promising for the future"(55). I believe for the first time the family is actually working together and understanding each other. Instead of Gregor doing everything for the family. In a way, they all share the position of Gregor now.]]> 2020-11-20 15:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945671973 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945672692 "stop brooding over the past" (55). I believe this implies that they want to forget this experience and move forward to create a better life for the family as a whole. The father would like to move forward and find their next place to live, and find the next opportunity for the family.]]> 2020-11-20 15:30:25 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945672692 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945673984 "Come on now, come over here.  Stop brooding over the past"   After Gregor's death the family is looking to move forward and forget what happened and I believe that by them forgetting their experience with gregor they will go back to their same mistakes.]]> 2020-11-20 15:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945673984 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945674506 "'We'll fire her her tonight'"
(54). I believe this implies the family is trying to start anew and wanting to clean the stress out of their lives (Gregor and the maid).]]> 2020-11-20 15:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945674506 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945675001 I believe the family will not change because even though Gregor forgave the family for their sins the family seems to have not learned anything from their experience. An example of this is "We will fire her tonight." (54). This tells me that the family has not been able to realize that peoples value does not come from the depth of their wallets but of their personality and work ethic. This failure will lead them in circles throughout their lives. They will continue to lose money and not end up anywhere different. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945675001 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945675315 I believe the family is now fulfilled and will be able to lead a more successful life now that Gregor is not a burden on the family. "immediate improvement in their situation" (Kafka 55). ""all three positions... were extremely advantageous and especially promising for the future" (55). It looks as if the family will now have a chance to start fresh and live a meaningful life.  ]]> 2020-11-20 15:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945675315 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945675847 "The car, in which they were the only passengers, was completely filled with warm sunshine." - I think this is a great example of Kafka "showing" instead of "telling" that the family is ready to move on. He creates a peaceful and relieved mood through the imagery he describes in the last scene after the family leaves their apartment. They have accepted their new life without gregor and are relieved to be past that tiring stage in their lives. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945675847 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945683711 "And it was like a confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions" (55). I believe that this signifies that the family has changed their way of thinking and in turn will become more productive. Although while the family will move forward as more productive, in order to obtain this they had to forsake the humanity of Gregor. While they may appear as more accomplished in a utilitarian sense, but in an ethical sense they have, at the very least, gained nothing. The fact that Grete was most adamant about getting rid of Gregor, yet is also the symbol of this new beginning solidifies this idea.]]> 2020-11-20 15:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945683711 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945684493 "What do you want?"(54)
This simple sentence already reveals that the family has learned nothing. They haven't realized that people's value doesn't come from social class. Them treating her like a lower person because of her status. They might move or change how money is made but they still dehumanize others because they themselves are.]]> 2020-11-20 15:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945684493 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945685725 "...the violin as it slipped from under his mother's trembling fingers and fell off her lap with a reverberating clang" (48)

Gregor's change has altered the way that the family thinks about themselves, causing them belong to a new social class. For example, the violin dropping demonstrated the family dropping the hopes of being a normal middle class family. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945685725 https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945702290 "The greatest immediate improvement in their situation would come easily, of course, from a change in apartments"(55). I think this conveys that they have changed because before they wanted to keep looking like they have a higher status in their bigger apartment. They know that they would pay off more of their debt if they switched to a smaller apartment. When they do get a smaller apartment, this shows that they have changed their dynamic and their mindset in a way. This is reinforced by the light and happy imagery on the last page of the book. ]]> 2020-11-20 15:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/culler_stuart/be383onqdc65fofd/wish/945702290