Kafka did use the word Insekt in his correspondence discussing the book, but ordered that the creature must not be explicitly illustrated as such at any cost. He becomes shut off from his family and the lodgers.įor this reason, some translators (such as David Wyllie in the one we have linked to above) reach for the word vermin, which is probably closer to the German original. But when three lodgers move in with the family, and his room is used to store all of the family’s furniture and junk, he finds that he cannot move around any more and goes off his food. His father arrives and throws apples at him, severely injuring him, because he believes Gregor must have attacked his own mother.Īfter his brush with death, the family change tack and vow to be more sympathetic towards Gregor, agreeing to leave the door open so he can watch them from outside the room as they talk together. When he comes out of the room, his mother faints and his sister locks him outside. To help him, his sister gets rid of the furniture to create more space for him to climb Gregor’s mother disagrees and is reluctant to throw out all of Gregor’s human possessions, because she still trusts that he will return to his former state one day. He also discovers that he enjoys climbing the walls and the ceiling of his bedroom. As well as the changes to his voice, Gregor also realises that his vision has got worse since his transformation.
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