... or get more intimate." But he persuades himself every time by saying, "Besides, I have to provide for my parents and my sister". Gregor knows that the future of the family is dependent on him, thus he selflessly gives up his own interest and is enslaved by all of these obligations he has been given. But the family never concerns about him, all that mattered to them is what Gregor is able to provide. Mr. Samsa puts the entire burden of the family on Gregor and treats him as a creature rather than his son. He informs to the manager about Gregor on page 10, "that boy has nothing in his mind but the business". He never really understands Gregor and not even has the intention to. After Gregor's metamorphosis, the characters of each family member are disclosed more clearly by the way they handle the situation. It is ...

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