He tries to reply, but he cannot recognize his own voice. Therefore, he is afraid that taking one will look suspicious.Ī quarter to seven, when the clock strikes, his mother asks him if he is going to work.
The reader also learns that Gregor never took one single day off in many years. Gregor starts imagining that his boss will be outraged by Gregor’s delayed appearance. He looks at the clock and realizes that he is late. The reader can assume that Gregor is a workaholic, but a little further down, he explains that he does so for his parents and their well-being. However, he cannot do so.Įven in this horrendous situation, all he can think about is his career, which he cannot help but hate due to the need to travel constantly. He decides to sleep a little longer to avoid the problem, hoping that it will disappear. There is no explanation of why this happened to the protagonist, but he finds himself turned into a vermin overnight.
He tries to get up from his bed, but he cannot do it for some unknown reason. The Metamorphosis story starts with Gregor, who is a traveling salesman, waking up late for work.
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