At the end of the story we see big difference between the way Gregor’s father and maid react to his death. Even though she has been keeping eye on Gregor everyday, maid had no feelings towards him, and when he died, she didn’t express any sorrow. She tells parents “you don’t have to worry about how to get rid of the thing next door” (241). For her Gregor remained the “thing” to her, because Gregor wasn’t related to her or hadn’t known him before his metamorphosis. On the other hand, Gregor’s father felt sorry for his death and even became teary, since “they were all teary”(240), after his death. In spite of the Gregor’s father’s condition, that he was tired of his situation and wished this “animal” wasn’t in his house, after all, this “animal” was his son, whatever shape he may have had, and he was sorry he had died.
Gregor’s death
March 26, 2016 Written by mt070235 | 1 Comment
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s.leatham // Mar 26th 2016 at 12:00 pm
I disagree with your statement saying the maid showed no emotion when Gregor died. She cared for him the most so I wouldn’t say she didn’t care. I think she was upset but I also think she thinks it happened for the best. He wasn’t happy, his family wasn’t happy with him being there either so his presence was a lose/lose situation for all parties. I will say that I believe the charwoman felt a sense of relief after his death. I also believe she referred to Gregor as the “thing” to mirror how his family felt and spoke of him.
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