The Metamorphosis Chapter 3

The Metamorphosis Chapter 3


3. I believe that Gregor’s family moved the furniture in his room in order to give him more space to move around because they observed that he climbed on the walls a lot.

5. Gregor feels depressed at his family’s reaction to him because he now views himself as a burden to his family and the cause of their problems.

6. Gregor’s family feels relief that the bug-Gregor is gone. They are sad that their son is gone but they have viewed the real Gregor as dead since his Metamorphosis.

8. Gregor’s family has viewed him as gone since his Metamorphosis and when he dies at the end of the story, his family feels relief that the burden of the bug-Gregor is gone.

10. Grete calls Gregor a monster because of the turmoil that he has placed on the family. Gregor unintentionally causes problems and his sister has begun to view him as a burden.

12. Gregor stops eating because he has begun to lose his will to live. Gregor has given up the hope of becoming human again and now falls into depression at what he has become in his bug body.

14. Grete starts playing her violin to entertain the roomers. Earlier in the novel it is discussed that Grete is an excellent violinist and that Gregor had intended to send her to a school to further her talents.

18. Before he dies Gregor has been in his room and in his Metamorphosis for several months.

20. Grete didn’t get a job before Gregor’s Metamorphosis because she is only seventeen. Grete needs to get a job to help support her family.

21. The maid finds Gregor because none of his family members want to go into his room and care for him anymore. The family has begun to forget about Gregor and ignores him most of the time.