Metamorphosis Blog 2

The first way that really benefits his family is a very obvious part of the plot. He provides for them in many ways. Things like advice for his sister, and the main one, helping his parents pay off an unspecified debt. If he wasn't able to do that for his family, they surely would have fallen apart. Even though he does so much to help his family, his dad doesn't appreciate him in the slightest. The way the he tried to get Gregor out of bed on the day of his metamorphosis wasn't quite polite. "...and already his father was knocking on one side door, weakly but with his fist.'Gregor, Gregor.' " His father doesn't quite appreciate what Gregor does for them. We can see throughout the novella that his sister is quite kind. This kind of implies that she recognizes how much he does for her and the family. Even after Gregor had been transformed into a giant, hideous bug, she still recognized that she had to take care of him, and make sure that he didn't starve, and that he was as comfortable as he could be. "... the milk, which otherwise is his favorite drink and which his sister had certainly placed for that reason, ..." She obviously is very close to her brother and she knows what he really likes. She is also so close to her brother that she wants the best for him, no matter what the conditions.

From how we see Gregor and his family interact, as well as having families ourselves, we can think of a couple rules of how a good family should interact.

1. Keep a good, respective relationship with your other family members.
2. Have good boundaries, and respect others'.
3. Help out other family members, do favors and other things like that.
4. Spend time with your family.
5. Know your family members well.

If we were to actually grade Gregor and his family on how well they follow these rules, I would have to give them a grade some where around a C. While some of the family members took the time to get to know each other pretty well, and they do spend time together, the way that Gregor's father treats his son is just completely disrespectful. And through what we can see through the novella, Gregor doesn't think his family will respect his boundaries, and locks his door. We might see later in the book, however, the way the family interacts differently, in a better way.