Questions
1. Why is Gregor so nonchalant about being a bug at the beginning of the novel?
2. Why is Grete so obsessive about being the caretaker of Gregor?
Response: Why does Gregor abandon speaking in the story?
When Gregor first transforms into the beetle he can still speak. He notes how his voice sounds more high pitched so he attempts to speak slowly. He abandons this when trying to tell the manager why he was not at work. Then after this Gregor seemingly abandons speaking for the rest of the novel. I believe this was done to show Gregor detaching himself from humanity. At the beginning he still tries to act like a human. Examples of this are Gregor getting out of bed and trying to walk upright. Then as the story progresses he begins to accept his bug instincts such as being in tight spaces and crawling on the ceiling. He wrestles with staying human when the family tries it take his furniture away. At first he is in favor of this, but when it actually happens he hates it because it shows his acceptance he will be a bug forever. I believe that Gregor accepted his bug instincts in the end because he comes to terms with being a bug. At the end his family wishes he could understand them, which he can. He still does not speak then because he has become immersed in his new body and has accepted he will never be a human again. Even though he still dreams of being a human again to help out his family Gregor knows this is not possible.
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