Outline of The Metamorphosis

Outline of The Metamorphosis

Part I:

• Gregor Samsa wakes up in the state of turning into a bug
• He is a traveling salesman, trying to get his family out of debt that will take about 5 yrs
• Descriptions of Gregor include “white spots” on his stomach and insect like limbs
• Notices that he woke up late to his strict “business” of work
• His mother knocks on his bedroom door, and his dad soon starts to talk as well
• His mother is more worried where his father is stricter
• He tries to get out of bed, but has trouble do to the change on his body
• Soon the manager shows up to house and anxiety sets in
• The manager says that he must go to work no matter what and provide for family
• He soon gets up to turn the key with his mouth and brown liquid spills out
• Gregor opens door and everyone is scared of what he has become
• Father soon kicks him into his room and injures him seriously

Part II:

• Gregor has soon become a full bug, no way to communicate with his family
• He hears a rush and a shut door, realizing that it was his sister
• His sister was frightened by his looks and ran from him
• She soon brings him food and water
• There is a flash back to where Gregor provided money for the family,all were happy
• He wants to send his sister (17yrs old) to school for her violin playing
• The sister is communication to the parents about Gregors state
• Noticing sticky residue left behind by Gregor, his sister wants to move furniture out
• His mom went in the room to help move
• He doesn’t want his items to be removed to crawls on the wall
• His mother sees him and freaks out and lets him out of the room
• His father throws apples at him and one wounds him as he goes back to the room

Part III:

• He wakes up with an apple in his back
• His mother took up a fashion job and his sister took up a business job
• His dad is wearing servant clothes
• He daydreams about helping his family again
• Gregor’s room was cleaned
• The family hired a cleaning lady
• The cleaning lady is not afraid of Gregor
• Gregor’s family turned his room into storage and has three men renting a room
• The guests want the sister to play her violin in the living room
• Gregor is listening and slowly goes out of the room eventually revealing himself
• The father is trying to hide him and he goes back into his room
•  Sister is convincing the family to get rid of their thought of “Gregor” and move on
• Gregor passes due to the injury on his back
• Cleaning lady found him
• It is the end of march
• Family took days off of work to grieve and write letters to supervisors apologizing
• The family got rid of the “old”, and they fire the cleaning lady
• The family decided that the sister needs a man.