Samsa, his mother struggles alternatively between her maternal instincts and her fear and revulsion of her son's new form. Samsa, Gregor's father, returns to work after the metamorphosis. Instead, Grete begins work as a salesgirl. The main subject of the novel is the family relations and problem of a person’s worthiness in the society. In addition, it is one of the most bright and impressive works of modern literature. She dreams of attending the music conservatory to play the violin, a dream that Gregor had been working towards, and hoped to announce on Christmas Eve. The Metamorphosis is one of the main novels by a famous Austrian writer Franz Kafka. That relationship starts off cordially and cooperatively but deteriorates to a passive aggressive state with Grete leaving his room in disarray to spite Gregor. Indeed, in the story, Grete Samsa becomes his caretaker after the metamorphosis. The story may be based on Kafka's personal experience with severe insomnia which made him dependent upon his sister. Since he can no longer support the family, they begin working again. He is unable to work and becomes a claustrophile, attached to closed-in spaces. One morning he awakens to find that he has been transformed into a monstrous insect. The story follows Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman who works to provide for his parents and sister. Some things don't change- it remains on most high school reading lists for its enduring qualities. Published in 1915, The Metamorphosis is considered modernist fiction, a widely read novella from Franz Kafka.
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