He just thinks about what he should do about work and generally dismisses the fact that he has transformed. It is not that he doesn't accept the fact that he has been transformed but really just shows us the thought process of Gregor in Act I and gives us a sense of who this man is. Gregor's father's tone and treatment through Act I show that he is very harsh to Gregor. "Unfortunately, the flight of the chief clerk seemed completely to unhinge Gregor's father, who had remained relatively calm until now, for instead of running after the man himself, or at least not hindering Gregor in his pursuit, he seized in his right hand the walking stick that the chief clerk had left behind on a chair, together with his hat and overcoat, snatched in his left hand a large newspaper from the table, and began stamping his feet and flourishing the cane and the newspaper to drive Gregor back into his room."" Here we can see at the end of Act I Gregor is already some sort of foreign beast to his father. He is protecting a stranger by beating Gregor instead of trying to explain what is going on to this stranger. "Oh, dear God," cried his mother, in tears, "perhaps he's terribly ill and we're tormenting him. Grete! Grete!" she called out then. "Yes, Mother?" called his sister from the other side. They were calling to each other through Gregor's room. "You must go this minute for the doctor. Gregor is ill. Go for the doctor, quick."" Here Gregor's mother shows that she is a loving mother thinking of Gregor's well-being. Without seeing him she can sense something is wrong and asked to get help. While Gregor's father is concerned with his reasoning for keeping the door closed Gregor's mother knows it must be because of something terrible happening to Gregor. Although Gregor's sister is not seen much in Act I one can see that Gregor loves her and she in return has great care for Gregor.
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Act II expands the setting beyond the walls of Gregor's room to glimpses at the living room and his family.
