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Grete Samsa in 'Metamorphosis' by Franz Kafka

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what type of bug Gregor Samsa becomes. After this rather startling transformation, the only member of his family who continues to treat Gregor with any consideration is his sister, Grete;  nevertheless, as time goes on, Grete also becomes alienated toward her brother and this completes the dehumanizing process. The narrative begins with the metamorphosis already complete. Kafka presents this  impossibility from the beginning of the story, calmly insisting that the reader accept it as actual. As to possible explanations for this transformation, Gregors job as a traveling salesman has  obviously caused him to feel "insect-like" for quite some time as he labors constantly to support his mother, father and sister, scurrying back and forth between clients and an unappeasable  boss. Therefore, what Kafka proposes is that Gregors body transforms to match how he already perceives himself - as a loathsome insect. Following his metamorphosis, Gregors chief concern is not  towards his unusual condition, but rather toward finding the proper sort of food that would be capable of sustaining him in this new condition. Previously, Gregor relished wholesome food, such  as milk, but now milk is repugnant to him. What he craves now is rotten food that has become to decay. At the beginning of the narrative, Grete is  quite concerned about her brother when he is locked in his room, unwilling to let his family see his condition. His sister asks him in a "low, plaintive tone: Gregory?  Arent you well? Do you need anything?" (The Metamorphosis). After she gets over the initial shock of seeing her brothers condition, it is Grete who realizes that he will be  hungry. She brings him a bowl of milk with bread floating in it. Gregor worries that his sister might not realize his predicament - "...he would rather starve then draw