the Samsa house Gregor struggles to answer and says I ll open up immediately just a moment I m slightly unwell But when he comes out his insect body shocks all His mother faints Grete cries The Clerk runs away in fear Mr Samsa feels shame and dishonor His son once the pride of the family is now a cause of embarrassment This public shame is another hard predicament for him Burden of Responsibility Mr Samsa is old and weak But after Gregor s change he must take full responsibility for the family again Earlier he was retired and lived on Gregor s income Now he is forced to work in a bank He wears a uniform goes out every morning and comes back tired every evening This sudden pressure of work and responsibility becomes his final predicament After Gregor s transformation Mr Samsa suffers the most He loses financial support he feels shame before the Chief Clerk and he must take up new responsibilities His son s change in the Samsa house forces him into a life of hardship and pain