The Metamorphosis-Ch 3 questions

5. Why does Gregor feel depression at his family's reaction to him?
Gregor feels depress because family is believes that he is just a bug and not their son or brother. Also they are forgetting about me now.

8. How does Gregor's family get over losing Gregor so quickly?
Gregor’s family gets over Gregor so quickly because they really don’t think that Gregor is really the bug in his room. So his death is not that important to his family.

10. Why did Grete call Gregor a monster?
Because Grete doesn't think anymore that Gregor could be a bug. Also she can’t handle taking care of it anymore.

12. Why does Gregor stop eating?
Gregor stop eating because he was depress that his family is forgetting about him.

15. If Gregor is a bug, why do his feelings tend to be more humane than when he was a human?
Gregor still has human feelings because he was human once and he doesn’t know how to express his feelings in a bug way.

16. Why does the family abandon Gregor?
The family abandons Gregor because he is just a bug and no one likes a bug as a family member. Also that they don’t want to put up with taking care of a bug.

17. Why does Gregor still have love and affection for his family even after they start to forget about him?
Gregor still has love and affection for his family because they still his family. Also they somewhat cared when he turn into a bug. By Grete feed him and clean his clean room. Also the mother wanted to go to him so she could help him.

20. Why does Grete NOW choose to get a job? Both her parents are getting them so what is the point?
Grete started to work because she thought when she got a job her parents would notice that she is adult now. The point is so they can pay off the father’s debt.

21. Is there significance why the Maid finds Gregor dead and not one of his family members? After Gregor turns into a bug, he mentions that his family sometimes goes on walks together.
Yes, because the family forgets about Gregor and when the maid finds him dead. The family finally remembers about Gregor in his human form and his bug form.

23. Why did Kafka make Gregor die?
Kafka made Gregor die because Kafka felt like his family was forgetting about him and it made he think if he is family forgotten about him, would he just die or would he moved on with his life.