How Does Gregor Entertain Himself?
How does Gregor entertain himself NU In Franz Kafka s The Metamorphosis Gregor Samsa lives inside his room after his change into a vermin He cannot go outside He cannot work To pass the time he finds small ways of entertainment These acts show his lonely but human heart Enjoying Food Brought by Grete At first Gregor enjoys the food his sister Grete brings him She tests his taste Kafka says She brought him a whole selection of things all spread out on an old newspaper He enjoys rotten vegetables bones with sauce and cheese more than fresh food He hides under the couch and eats quietly This eating becomes a kind of entertainment for him It connects him to his sister even when his mother and father stay away Crawling on Walls and Ceiling Gregor slowly learns to enjoy movement in his room He climbs the walls and even