Character Analysis Of 'The Metamorphosis'

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Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to discover that he 's transferred into a bug. He struggles to come to terms with his new body, and realizes that he is late for his job as a traveling salesman. His mother, father and sister, knock on his bedroom door in an effort to get him out of bed and ready for work. His manager, arrives to inquire about his absence. With his parents pleading with the manager, they 're upset because they think Gregor is sick or ignoring his responsibilities. Gregor manages to crawl to his bedroom door and open it, he reveals himself to everyone that he has transformed into a bug! The manager runs out of the apartment in horror. His father chases Gregor around the living room to get back to his bedroom, but he gets stuck. …show more content…

Grete, Gregor 's sister, is the only character to feel sorry for Gregor. She actually becomes Gregor’s caretaker. She brings him food, cleans his room, places his chair by the window so he can see out to the street, and comes up with the idea of removing his furniture so he has more room to move around. As caretaker she is Gregor’s only real friend for most of the story, and she acts as Gregor’s only strong emotional tie to his family. Her pity for Gregor slowly falls to a end. While at first Grete takes care of her brother out of kindness, eventually she comes to regard the job as a duty and finds it difficult to care for him. The father, Mr. Samso on the other hand had a different response to Gregor 's predicament. He appears as …show more content…

For my final example of society not accepting people and things that people do, teen pregnancy. My friend got pregnant her junior year of high school. Being at such a young age and not fully matured as a person, Being pregnant is looked down upon by many people. Since society Doesn 't accept this, Teens that have become pregnant tend to distance the self from other people. Most drop out of school from embarrassment and judgment. This makes life for them more difficult. From these three examples, you can see why being an outcast can really make life difficult and unbearable. It 's lonely and can mentally hurt you as a

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