The reaction of the chief and of Gregor’s father was completely different in “The Metamorphosis” when they found out Gregor turned into a bug. When Gregor woke up as a bug with no explanation the initial reactions from his father was anger and from his chief it was fear. It was stated on page 2019 that Gregor’s father “was moving forward implacably, emitting hissing sounds like a savage”. Initially,his father was angry at Gregor for not going to work that morning. He wanted him to go to work regardless of his current circumstances. Even when Gregor got stuck in the doorway his father did not show any concern but rather respond abrasively but just kicking him through the door. On the other hand, Gregor’s boss responds by getting scared and running away as he sees Gregor. His boss is overbearing and constantly complains that Gregor does a poor job at work. While the chief and his father have a a similarity in that they have a poor relationship with Gregor they both react differently when faced with his metamorphosis.
Jessica Yusufova
March 25, 2016 Written by j.yusufova | 2 Comments
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j.yusufova // Mar 25th 2016 at 11:25 pm
Towards the end of the story when Gregor dies at night the family is believed and happy. Gregor was not able to help them pay for anything and was sonly creating a mess for them so at the end the family believes that if the bug really was Gregor then he would of left himself. So when he died the family is happy more than anything else.
lh154081 // Mar 26th 2016 at 10:05 am
I agree that the chief officer’s reaction towards Gregor’s transformation was that he was very fearful, which can be seen when he runs away from Gregor after seeing his metamorphosis. He lacks compassion and understanding and resorts to his first instinct, which is to flee. I think that this makes the chief officer seem very cowardly and afraid of addressing unfamiliar situations. I also agree that the father was less scared towards Gregor, as he decided to directly approach him rather than run away. He did not let the transformation scare him from confronting his son.
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