The chief clerk’s reaction towards Gregor’s metamorphosis showed how he did not want to have anything to deal with Gregor anymore. “The chief clerk had turned his back on Gregor the moment he had begun speaking,” (218). Even though Gregor explained how much he cares about his occupation and what’s stopping him from completing his work, the chief clerk does not take anything into account and just leaves the stage. After the chief clerk’s leave, Gregor understood that the image of the company could have been ruined due to him. On the other hand, Gregor’s father’s reaction to Gregor’s metamorphosis was more of feeling sorry towards his son. “With a pugnacious expression, as if ready to push Gregor back into his room, then looked uncertainly round the living room,” (217). His father wonders how much work Gregor had done for the company that he can end up looking in that state. The striking difference between the chief clerk and Gregor’s father’s reaction is how one is more accepting than the other. Gregor’s father feels the anger building up in him after seeing how the company treats his son. The chief clerk runs away from the situation, since he only wants a worker that is capable of doing everything without any problems after.
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JMERLE // Nov 7th 2015 at 3:42 pm
Bo,
Yes, the chief clerk certainly doesn’t seem to want to have anything to do with Gregor, but I’m not sure that Gregor is worried about the state of the company, as he seems only preoccupied with his own place at work. As for your saying that the father feels sorry for Gregor, this is a most unusual response! I think you need to look, again, at the father’s reactions. He does become angry, but his anger doesn’t seem to be directed towards Gregor’s company.
Please work to write more carefully. Try creating shorter, simpler sentences, as there are a great many grammatical errors.
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