Summary Of The Dark Mind Of Gregor Samsa

The Dark Mind of Gregor Samsa “I didn 't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that 's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you 're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare” (Vizzini). Gregor showed physical symptoms of what is today considered clinical depression; however, there were no psychiatrists to diagnose this, so Gregor assumed he had transformed into a bug. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a novella about a man named Gregor Samsa who wakes up one morning and sees himself as a human-sized vermin. His family and himself slowly lose all hope in his state of being and begin neglecting him until he passes on. Gregor Samsa’s transformation was symbolic of a decaying mental state. He showed symptoms of depression, was isolated to the point of self-harm and suicide, and realized he was a major burden in the Samsa family. Gregor shows many signs of clinical depression,

Once Gregor eventually emerged from his room, everyone panicked. Gregor’s father was incredibly ashamed and wanted no one to know of Gregor’s current condition, so did what he believed would protect him. “The door was slammed shut with the cane, then at last everything was quiet” (Kafka 20). Mr. Samsa was furious in the beginning, as patients with mental illnesses in the 1930s would be sent immediately to the insane asylum. His father was exceptionally ashamed of his son’s ailment and locked him

Gregor showed multiple symptoms of mental illnesses throughout the novella. His family was ashamed of him, and did not want to deal with a mentally disturbed son, which only worsened his condition. If his family had not been cruel to him, he could have potentially recovered rather than committing