Comparison Of Family Themes In Like Water For Chocolate And In The Metamorphosis

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lve around Gregor as his room is in the centre of their house, Gregor being the foundation of the family. They talk by way of Gregor’s room as if he doesn’t have his own room because to have your own room means having privacy, which Gregor surely doesn't have as he is “locking all the doors during the night even at home”. This suggests Gregor alienates himself from his family because he wants privacy and peace as they are always depending on him to do things for them.

Kafka presents Gregor’s mother as unsympathetic and insensitive towards Gregor when she says to his manager “That boy has nothing on his mind but business. It’s almost begun to rile me that he never goes out nights” because he is too busy working every night to support her and the family that he has no time to go out nights. However, Mrs. Samsa does show that she sometimes worries about Gregor after she finds out about his condition as an insect like when Kafka writes, “his mother… begged for Gregor’s life” but she never really does anything about it. Kafka portra...