How Did Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis Grow
What would you do if the only person who provided for the family suddenly turned into a bug? In the novella, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, the relationship between Gregor and his younger sister, Grete, was incredibly strong before Gregor turned into a bug. Throughout the story, Gregor talks about how much he loves his sister and how strong of a bond they have with each other, but after Gregor turned into a bug, that bond eventually came to an end. Before their bond officially ended, there was a time where Gregor developed feelings for his younger sister, Grete. As the novella grows, Gregor’s love for his sister goes from caring to becoming an obsession. After his bug transformation, Gregor transitions from having human thoughts to thinking
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The words chosen after Grete stops talking to Gregor gets more luscious. For example, when Gregor is hidden in his dark bedroom, he watched Grete play her violin. He talks about how he wants to take her away from all the lodgers and lock her away in his room with him (971). This symbolizes Gregor wanting to protect her from any other man and locking her up in his room to keep her for himself. It’s almost like putting a toy back in your toy box because it belongs to you and not to anyone else. Having thoughts of keeping his sister in his room builds up his obsession with her. Also, Gregor describes his sister’s music as a “sustenance he had unknowingly desired” (971). The word choice “desired” is used to describe how he feels about his sister. It’s a word to describe something that someone needs or wants in a luscious way. The music that Grete plays could symbolize the sound a female insect would make when trying to find the right male to mate. When Gregor felt “gripped” by the music, he thought of it as a mating call coming from the violin his sister. In addition, to Gregor talking about wanting to keep Grete in his room, he also explained how he planned on telling her about his plan of sending her to the conservatory. Filled with joy, he thought that “kissing her neck” could be a part of their celebration. (972) It’s unusual to desire to kiss your sister on the neck. It’s usually something that’s done when two significant others are participating in intercourse and in this case, Gregor and Grete are siblings and not with each other. This symbolizes how Gregor didn’t care if Grete was his sister; Gregor only saw that she was the only one providing for him so felt emotionally attached to her as a boyfriend would to a girlfriend. When Grete started to ignore Gregor, maybe he missed what she would do for him and that could’ve given him ideas to fantasize about her. Without the presence of his sister,
The words chosen after Grete stops talking to Gregor gets more luscious. For example, when Gregor is hidden in his dark bedroom, he watched Grete play her violin. He talks about how he wants to take her away from all the lodgers and lock her away in his room with him (971). This symbolizes Gregor wanting to protect her from any other man and locking her up in his room to keep her for himself. It’s almost like putting a toy back in your toy box because it belongs to you and not to anyone else. Having thoughts of keeping his sister in his room builds up his obsession with her. Also, Gregor describes his sister’s music as a “sustenance he had unknowingly desired” (971). The word choice “desired” is used to describe how he feels about his sister. It’s a word to describe something that someone needs or wants in a luscious way. The music that Grete plays could symbolize the sound a female insect would make when trying to find the right male to mate. When Gregor felt “gripped” by the music, he thought of it as a mating call coming from the violin his sister. In addition, to Gregor talking about wanting to keep Grete in his room, he also explained how he planned on telling her about his plan of sending her to the conservatory. Filled with joy, he thought that “kissing her neck” could be a part of their celebration. (972) It’s unusual to desire to kiss your sister on the neck. It’s usually something that’s done when two significant others are participating in intercourse and in this case, Gregor and Grete are siblings and not with each other. This symbolizes how Gregor didn’t care if Grete was his sister; Gregor only saw that she was the only one providing for him so felt emotionally attached to her as a boyfriend would to a girlfriend. When Grete started to ignore Gregor, maybe he missed what she would do for him and that could’ve given him ideas to fantasize about her. Without the presence of his sister,