, by , is the story of one unfortunate man, Gregor Samsa, who is
mysteriously turned into a bug (cockroach) one night. Gregor's life is miserable at the
beginning of the novella, and it does not substantially improve during the course of the story,
when Gregor finally dies.
Gregor is loyal to his family but is entirely
unhappy the morning he wakes up as a bug--and his unhappiness has very little to do with the
fact that he is now a bug. He hates his job as a travelling salesman, but it seems to be the
only thing he has to do with his life. His family takes advantage of him, allowing him to
support them and pay all their bills while they enjoy lives of relative luxury and idleness.
Though he does resent them...
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