Hedidnotreacteventothenoisemadebytheviolinasitfelloffhismother’slapfromunderhertrembling. fingers and gave out a resonant note
Could this fall of the violin represent the fall of Gregor and his sister's relationship? Since Gregor was so firmed on sending his sister to continue her musician dream, even if that means it will cost a fortune.
cut 2 piece of meat as it layon the dish, obviously to discover if it were tender or should besent back to the kitchen.
I feel like since these lodgers are paying rent to the family, it makes them the breadwinner now. That is why the family treats them with such respect and no complaints ever. However, when Gregor was the breadwinner who provided for the entire family, he wasn't treated like this, at least not as good as the lodgers are being treated. I wonder why.
andGregorhissedloudly withragebecausenotoneofthem thoughtofshuttingthedoortosparehim suchaspecta-cleandsomuchnoise.
I believe that the door symbolizes a barrier between Gregor and his family. The door is both a mental and physical barrier for them, and Gregor is upset that it was left open because he thinks that he is causing his family all the trouble.
And besides that, the money Gregor brought homeevery month—he had kept only a few dollars for himself
This really shows me how Gregor is a hardworking, selfless person, and that he is such a family guy.
During his brief visits home the Conserv-atorium was often mentioned in the talks he had with his sister,but always merely as a beautiful dream which could never cometrue, and his parents discouraged even these innocent referencesto it, yet Gregor had made up his mind firmly about it andmeant to announce the fact with due solemnity on Christmasay
I think that Gregor is a great brother and I don't understand why the parents doesn't seem to be good to their children.
Intheearlymorning,whenthedoorswerelocked, they hadallwantedtocomein,nowthac hehadopenedonedoor andtheother hadapparentlybeenopenedduringtheday,no onecameinand eventhekeyswereontheothersideofthedoor
Could this symbolize how the family cares about him more when he is able to provide for the family?
and began stamping his feet andflourishing the stick and the newspaper to drive Gregor backinto his room.
It is sad how Gregor's father is so mean to him.
bent her head down as if to see Gregor bet-ter, yet on the contrary kept backing senselessly away;
I wonder what does the mother truly think of Gregor's transformation.
You amaze me, youamaze me. I thought you were a quiet, dependable person, andnow all at once you seem bent on making a disgraceful exhibi-tion of yourself.
It is crazy how the chief doesn't take account of the fact that Gregor has not missed work ever for a couple years. Now he is making it seem like a problem just because he is missing one day.
andbecause the chief would begin dunning his parents again for theold debes?
It is sad how the sister was crying only because she was afraid that Gregor would lose his job, and not the fact that he might be feeling ill.
If I didn’thave to hold my hand because of my parents I’d have given no-tice long ago, P'd have gone to the chief and told him exactlywhat I think of him.
This shows how he is only working his current job because he needs to provide for his family.
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could this symbolize anything? Perhaps a hard life while trying to make a living?