crime After the transformation Gregor struggles in his room and finally manages to open the door The Chief Clerk sees him and runs away in fear Mother faints Grete cries and Father becomes violent Mr Samsa picks up the Chief Clerk s stick and a newspaper to drive Gregor back Gregor s insect body is soft His body rubs against the sharp doorframe This causes him to bleed heavily as he falls inside the room Later Mr Samsa throws apples at Gregor One apple is attached painfully to his back This is like a crime committed inside the family Gregor once the supporter of the Samsas becomes the victim of violence Crime in Neglect and Rejection The family slowly rejects Gregor Sister Grete once cared but later she says We have to try and get rid of it She even pushes food with her foot into his room His mother avoids him and his father treats him like an animal This neglect is a moral crime A son is abandoned in his own house Kafka s The Metamorphosis mixes comic and crime elements Comic scenes appear in Gregor s insect movements and funny worries Crime appears in his father s violence and his family s neglect The Samsa house becomes both a comic stage and a crime scene