Gregor's Change

In this story, previous to Gregor's change, the reader discovers that in reality he is working to pay off his parents' responsibilities, not his own liabilities. "Well, I haven't abandoned any hope, once I've saved enough to pay off my parents' debt to him-that should take another five or six years-I'll go through with it no matter what. I'll make a big, clean break!" Moreover, Gregor's sister is the only one that acts like she cares about him. She takes pit on him and became his major caretaker. As, the story reveals she slowly stop taking care of him, as she matures and takes on more grown-up duties, especially getting a job to help provide for her family obligations. Gregor was not a selfish person; he always wanted to send his sister to a conservatory no matter the expense. "Since she, unlike Gregor, loved music play the violin poignantly, he was secretly planning to send her to their conservatory next year regardless of the great expense." Also, when Grete moved the furniture out of the room symbolizes that he want turn back into human form again. "And if we remove the furniture, isn't that like showing that we've given up all hope of his improvement and that we're callously leaving him to his own devices?" At the end of the story Gregor understood that he needed to leave because he was a burden on them. "His conviction that he would have to disappear was, if possible, even firmer that his sister's." From this story, I inferred that suffering is a necessary element of a healthy mind. The self-satisfied connection between Gregor and his family is horrified one morning and their roles are basically overturned. Every member of the Samsa family experiences this suffering, and their souls are woken by this. It is a simple mortal need that makes one feel respected and admirable. This story also symbolizes alienation and dehumanization. "Upon hearing the mother's word, Gregor realized that in the course of these two months the lack of having anyone to converse with."