Metamorphosis Revelations Essay

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The Revelations Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a large insect. He reflects on how dreary life as a traveling salesman is and how he would quit if his parents and sister did not depend so much on his income. He turns to the clock and sees that he has overslept and missed his train to work. As he tries to get out of bed he hears his angered manager coming throw the doors of the apartment he panics and assures him he will open the door shortly but his voice too has changed he is a bug now. The first time Gregory reveals himself, as a bug is to reassure his manager that the reason as to why he did not attend his work was in fact severe. Neither his family nor the office manager can understand what Gregor says and they suspect that something may be seriously wrong with him. Gregor manages to unlock and open the door with his mouth since he has no hands. He begs the office manager’s forgiveness for his late start horrified by Gregor’s appearance, the office manager bolts from the apartment. Gregor tries to catch up with the fleeing office manager, but his father drives him back into the bedroom with a cane and a rolled newspaper. The second time Gregory ventures outside the room is to get medicine for his mom who has fainted unfortunately his unable to due so his father walks in finds his wife in the floor and immediately believes that Gregor the bug has attacked her enraged he begins to chase Gregor around the house. While throwing fruits at him his father injures gregor with an apple it gets stuck in gregors back as a result of this new injury he once again runs into his room and remains there. The third and last time Gregor sneaks out of his room is when the cleaning lady forgets to close the door and he slowly begins to peak out of the room while hearing his sister play violin for the three boarders that

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