Gregor's Trash Family
I understand that the situation forced upon the Samsa’s is both shocking and, to say the least, not ideal. However, I feel as though they could handle it better. Clearly, from the first time they see his newly transformed and buggy self they know that it is Gregor. Rightfully, they are confused, terrified, sad, even angry at first. However, these feelings don’t seem to go away as time goes on. They push him out of the family and lock him away in his room. They feed him whatever garbage they could find lying around and never speak or attempt real contact with him. They never even test to see if Gregor can understand what they are saying. Even the family member that Gregor is closest to and the one that takes care of him treats him more as a pet than her older brother. Grete is scared of his appearance, the first time she sees him she runs from the room, and so she never touches him or lingers around him for too long. She is his one main connection to humans and his family but as ...