Summary: Gregor Samsa- the main character-wakes up one day and he finds out he has transformed into the biggest insect- a beetle. He began to wish it was a dream. It's raining outside and so he tries to go back to sleep and forget everything. He can't even roll on his right side to sleep- he feels uncomfortable. He realizes that he is going to be late to work. The train usually left at 5, but his alarm clock said 6:30- his boss was going to flip. He was only working there as a traveling salesman for his parents. He hadn't heard his loud, loud alarm clock, which to him was weird. He decides to catch the 7:00 train. He thought this would all gradually fade away. He began to believe the change in voice was a sign of a bad cold. He couldn't do nothing, because he had no hands or arms, just insect legs. He began to notice it was better to think things calmly, than to act right away. He was still struggling to get out of bed and it was 7:00. Gregor never ended up getting on the train, so the manager soon came by his house to see exactly why he did not arrive at work. His door was locked and his father, mother, and manager were trying to get to him. His mother was very worried and so was his sister who even started crying. Gregor tried to talk to them , but they couldn't understand him -because he was a beetle. His mother thought he was getting sick.
Soon as Gregor finally got the door unlocked, he crawled out of his bedroom and out to where he saw them. As they saw him they froze. Then the manager started moving backwards toward the door, really frightened. Gregor tried to explain things to him and tell him to tell his boss he would be right to work, but it seemed he became more scared and ran out. It was to late to catch him. Then his mother kept screaming, backing up and fainting the whole time. His father got a cane and began to push Gregor back into his room forcefully. Everything became quiet.
Quote: "Gregor had to handle the situation himself" (Kafka 17).
Reaction:This was when Gregor was chasing the manager. Gregor was forgetting that he was a beetle, who no one could understand, and was very slow. He could not handle the situation himself.
