Though The Metamorphosis's protagonist is Gregor Samsa, the title also applies to Grete Samsa, Gregor's younger sister. ... Before the metamorphosis, Gregor and Grete were wonderfully close, confiding everything in one another. ... After Gregor's metamorphosis, Grete attempts to care for Gregor in the same way he used to care for her. ... Gregor's metamorphosis does not only affect him, it also has a huge impact on Grete's life. ...

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One of the saddest aspects of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," is the fact that Gregor Samsa genuinely cares about his family. ... While Gregor has undergone and fatally suffered his metamorphosis, the family is now free to prosper and can now look forward to the hopeful future of Grete for "she had blossomed into a good-looking and well-developed girl"" (pg. 310). ...

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The Role of Secondary Characters in the Plague and the Metamorphosis In the novels The Metamorphosis and The Plague the role of secondary characters is a crucial one. ... In contrast to much of Kafka's fiction, The Metamorphosis has not a sense of incompleteness. ... This change represents her metamorphosis from adolescence into adulthood but at the same time it marks the final demise of Gregor. Thus a certain symmetry is to be found in The Metamorphosis: while Gregor falls in the midst of despair, Grete ascends to a self-sufficient woman. ... Gregor's reaction to the violin p...

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