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    In the story, The Metamorphosis, author Franz Kafka describes the Main character, Gregor, as a traveling salesman who is very hard working. Gregor, as much as he hates his job, keeps it because he feels obligated to pay off his father’s debt. Right from the start of the story, Gregor transforms into a large bug and spends the rest of his life in this form. Although Gregor is not very close with the rest of his family, he is exceptionally fond of his sister. Unlike him she was very interested in

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    Gregor Samsa Book Report

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    One day, Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect (the most common translation of the German description ungeheures Ungeziefer, literally "monstrous vermin"). He reflects on how dreary life as a traveling salesman is. As he looks at the wall clock, he notices that he has overslept and missed his train for work. He ponders the consequences of this delay. Gregor becomes annoyed at how his boss never accepts excuses or explanations from any of his

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    acknowledges the results of my work.” - Gregor Mendel Mendel was actually correct in his thoughts. Although his work was ignored for thirty-four years, it was rediscovered in 1900, which was sixteen years after his death. Also in 1900 he was recognized as the “Father of Genetics”. Through his experiments, he discovered the principles of heredity. His observations became the foundation of modern genetics. Johann Mendel, who wasn’t given the name Gregor until he became a monk, was born into a

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    Gregor Johann Mendel was a monk, teacher, and biologist. Gregor Mendel is known today as the “Father of Modern Genetics.’’ Mendel discovered the basic principles of heredity through experiments in his monastery’s garden. Gregor Mendel died on January 6, 1884, at the age of 61. While he was born on July 20, 1822 in Hynčice Czech Republic. Gregor Mendel’s observations became the foundation of modern genetics and the study of heredity. One interesting fact about Gregor mendel is he tried to be a teacher

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    Gregor, the main character of the short story “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka is a young man who portrays the role of a guardian by being the main provider for his family with his job as a traveler salesman. His unconditional love towards his family is demonstrated through his dedication of working by paying debts and fulfilling his family’s needs. While the story unfolds, as readers we discover Gregor’s job is the main source that holds and supports the family together. When Gregor transformed

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    Throughout the entirety of the novella, Gregor Samsa’s family slowly thinks of him as a member of their family less and less. Their acceptance of post-metamorphosis Gregor dwindles to zero at the conclusion of the book as they end up no longer thinking of him as a person, instead as nothing more than a pest. Ultimately, this leads to his death, as, according to his beliefs, his life was no longer meaningful because his family no longer accepted him as one of their own. In the second chapter of the

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    personality, appearance, and background. The author may do this to create an emotional attachment to the character they have created. Often times authors blend their own life experiences into the main characters. The Metamorphosis is a novella about Gregor Samsa, a man who turns into a vermin who has to start adapting to his new life. In the process of doing so, his family makes it difficult for him to make this change, since they do not accept who he is, especially his father. In both The Metamorphosis

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    Gregor Samsa awoke to the sound of a beeping alarm and realized he woke up ten minutes late as usual. He crawled out of his bed and could hear his sister Grete practicing the violin in her bedroom. Gregor opened his bedroom door to see his father sitting at the dining room table going through bills, because he was always concerned with the family’s financial situation. His father looked up from the table and said, “You’re gonna miss the train” in a stern tone. Gregor didn’t have time to eat breakfast

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    The setting of the book is primarily in the home of the protagonist, Gregor Samsa. While references are made to outside places (such as his workplace, and a conservatory where he dreams to send his sister to study), the location of the book doesn’t really change. The story last for what appears to be several weeks, but the time period isn’t specified, although the technology which is referenced and terminology which is used would indicate that it is set during Kafka’s time and day (early 20th century)

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    Gregor Samsa woke up one morning only to realize that he had turned into a ginormous cockroach. The story of his metamorphosis describes the trials he faced while being what others would consider vermin. Gregor already had a strained relationship with his father, but he spent his days working as a traveling salesman trying to pay off debts his father owed. His family was not supportive of his metamorphosis like a family should be. He may have been society’s definition of a vermin, but the true vermin

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