In this section the family decides to leave their house to go out to the countryside. As they leave to start of their new life, the talk about how bright their futures look and their plans on moving away to a new apartment now that they longer have the burden of Gregor with them. Grete’s parents soon realize that Grete looks mature and they decide that its time for her to find a husband. The theme of family is developed in this section. The quick recovery and excitement the family feels over losing the burden of Gregor allows the audience to see how little they actually cared about him. The loss of him allows us to see how little the family not only cared for him but actually needed or wanted him after his change and the loss of his providing. A sense of hope is restored to the family now that they are free of Gregor. “They discussed with one another their prospects for the future as they leaned back comfortably in their seats.” The use of the word comfortably emphasizes the sense of relief and relaxation they now feel, as comfort is something the family has not felt throughout the story and after the transformation of Gregor. With Gregor gone it seems as if the parents now look for hope in someone else to provide for them and we still see that throughout the story they transformed in the way that they acted around Gregor however that they have not learnt or taken anything from it. This is seen when it says “they almost unconsciously communicated with each other through glances, thinking that it was soon going to be time to look for a worthy man for her. And it was like confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions” From this quote the audience sees the selfishness in the parents as the look to take control of Grete in the future like they did with Gregor and are implying that they are looking for hope in a new man for the whole family to rely on.
The ending of ‘The Metamorphosis” is a happy ending that has traces of sadness. The family is now free of the “threat” of Gregor and prospers after his death. Both of his parents have a job now and Grete is blooming into sexual maturity. This makes Gregor a scapegoat or a hero for he dies for their sins. The family looks forward to happiness and unaware of their selfishness. Gregor was a constant reminder of alienation for them. Without Gregor, they are free to once again to continue living, believing that life is good, and the future is bright. The family suddenly feels whole again. The final scene also has a hopeful tone and it concludes an image that suggests their daughter’s own metamorphosis is complete. As they all travel out to the countryside, Kafka describes the “warm sunshine” that permeated the car and this description creates a marked contrast from confining image of the family’s small apartment. There is a also a dramatic shift that the family have experienced away from the frequent worrying over money that has concerned them throughout the story, as each family member realizes that their employments will most likely lead to better opportunities. “They discusses with one another their prospects for the future…was favorable and (especially in the future) looked very promising)”. They also think that now they can get a smaller and cheaper apartment implying that it was Gregor who kept them in their old house and that now that he is gone, they will now be able to move onto better things. These details create a feeling of relief that the family’s trouble with Gregor is now over as well as a sense of hope for the future and this hope reaches its climax in the final lines of the story. The parents realize that Grete has “blossomed to become a beautiful and voluptuous young woman.” This suggests that she has undergone her own metamorphosis over the course of the story and that a new chapter in her life is beginning.Grete's stretch at the end of their train ride out to the country reprsents the entire family's feeling that a huge burden has been lifted off their shoulders.
At the ending of the metamorphosis, Grete, her mother and her father leave the house and take a tram to the countryside. The talk positive things about their future careers and their plans to move away from their current apartment, wgich in fact, Gregor picked, to a cheaper and better located place. Grete's mother and father then realizes that Grete looks more mature and beautiful now and suggests that it's time for them to find someone for her, a husband. As they arrive at the stop. This ending shows that the family, even with what happened moments ago, quickly returns to balance. The rush of their freedom from their burdens of "caring" for Gregor suggests that they did not or how little they needed or cared for Gregor after all. The final moments when they suggested to find Grete a husband shows a hint of replacement of Gregor. The husband can be a new man in the family to depend on. Grete stands and stretches in the end suggests a form of relief from all the things she has been through, she finally feels like she is free from the burden that has been on her back all along.
In the ending of this novella, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa and Grete leaves home after Gregor’s death and take the tram out of the city in positive spirits discussing about “their prospects for the future”. What is most significant in this passage is the alienation of Gregor from the family. Firstly, Gregor’s parents are no longer called ‘the father and mother’ but as ‘Mr. and Mrs. Samsa’. This suggests how they no longer regard themselves as Gregor’s parents. Also, Grete is no longer referred to as ‘the sister or Grete’ but as ‘their daughter’. This implies that Grete is now the only child of the family –the only one which the parents have hopes for/rely on. Meanwhile, Gregor’s name only appears once where their current house they have left is described as the “one that had been chosen by Gregor”. There is no sense of emotional attachment/longing for Gregor despite his ‘tragic’ death portrayed here and only suggests that he was the cause of their misfortunes. This highlights the selfishness of the family even after their child’s death, shocking the audience and allowing a greater sympathy for Gregor. Also very significantly, there is a use of diction of relief and brightness such as “tranquillity”, “open air”, “warm sunshine”, “promising” and “pleasantly”. This once again highlights the inhumane and uncaring nature of the family - how the family is not saddened or disturbed by their child’s death. In fact, they are portrayed to be rejoicing Gregor’s death which has opened them to freedom and happiness. In addition, the parents are suggested to find a replacement of Gregor which would be Grete and her future spouse. This is developed through the parents’ plans to find a man for Grete and also describe her with “the daughter rose up first and stretched her young body”. This not only highlights the development of Grete which took place over the whole course of the novella, but also that she has become the sole source of hope and joy for the family. To conclude, the family symbolizes the selfishness of the society – how they constantly seek to please and depend on others for the benefit of themselves and how they can indifferently abandon them when they are proved to serve no beneficial purpose for them.
Despite the series of unfortunate events that occurred before the ending of the novella, the Samsa family moved on quickly and showed no signs of sadness upon the death of Gregor. In the second last paragraph, the family seemed to have instantly felt free from the burden that Gregor had caused now that he is gone. Pg26 “…the servant had disrupted the tranquility that they had just gained once again.” This showed that Gregor’s family thought of him as a nuisance and a pest. The father, being the only man in the house now, remained dominant and unaffected by his son’s death. “Come now. Let’s finally put aside the old things. And let’s also have a little consideration for me.” –Mr. Samsa. The women listened to him and did what he asked as if they were afraid of the consequences that would arise if they did otherwise. “The women obeyed him immediately, hastened to him, caressed him, and quickly concluded their letters.” In the last paragraph, as if Gregor was never part of the family, they had already moved on from his death and left their apartment to move into a smaller and more convenient one. The diction used such as “open air”, “warm sunshine” and “leaned back comfortably” describes the calmness they felt when they left. They then realised that they each had stable and promising jobs. Moreover, they’ve found a new apartment to move into which seemed like a much better and preferable place to stay in for the three of them. The happiness of the father, mother and sister at the ending of this novella implies that although, Gregor’s metamorphosis and death were unfortunate, it had good outcomes towards the family because if it had not happen, they wouldn’t have learned to take their own responsibilities and not rely on one member of the family to support the whole household financially. Gregor’s death was also a way to bring out more of the sister’s character as she was perceived by the parents as a grown woman at the end. “…their daughter, despite all the recent difficulties that had made her cheeks pale, was growing livelier and had blossomed to become a beautiful and voluptuous young women.” It seemed like Gregor wasn’t the only one who had a metamorphosis but Grete as well. She had transformed from a carefree and irresponsible girl to a mature young women. In conclusion, the ending was auspicious despite the depressing events that occurred to Gregor throughout the novella, this is because his death brought good outcomes to his family.
I think the ending was unsuitable for the story because it was expected already. Death was the only way out for Gregor. He knew it, the family and sister knew it, and the reader knew it. From the chapters before we know that his family, especially his father, does not accept him for what he has become. Another reason the ending did not satisfy me was because there was no character development for Gregor in the story. And he was in fact main character and not having any character development makes readers angry and left unsatisfied with the ending.
The ending appears to be very negative because they all are happy that there son is finally dead. Instead of honoring him or preparing a funeral they instead focus on their daughter who is now responsible for the money coming in for the family. They want her to get married and the parents seem more positive because a great weight has been lifted from their shoulders. Finally, we learn nothing about Gregor and how it changed into a giant bug. We don't know who or why and this leaves the story wide open for theories.
The ending of "Metamorphosis" is one of a bittersweet ending. The family are currently tying up the loose ends of Gregor, so that in the future they will have no problems with this incident, later on they move out of the apartment and the novella ends with the family arriving at the home, Grete stretching.
The whole atmosphere is extremely uncomfortable for the reader as life appears to have returned to its original state as the family does not even seem remotely affected by the loss of Gregor, not even mentioning him once throughout the final paragraphs. This is shown through the bright, almost cheerful diction used throughout the passages, for example when the word "Tranquility" was used to describe the flow of their lives after Gregor's death. This shows that the family obtained a sort of peace when Gregor died, that all their worries ceased to exist as 'tranquility' is used to describe a sort of peace. This is uncomfortable for the reader as they are aware that although Gregor was some what of a burden for the family, he was still their son. Thus the fact that they were so quick to forget about what Gregor has done and who he originally was is uncanny, that their lives returned back to their 'tranquil' routine, like a machine after it has recovered from an error. As a result these people do not feel human; they feel mechanical. This uncomfortable atmosphere is a result of the outcome being bittersweet, due to the fact that the family can now continue with their lives, at the expense of Gregor's life, which is extremely morbid.
As well as that, Gregor's father and mother are no longer referred to the aforementioned titles after Gregor's death, instead they are referred to as Mr. and Mrs. Samsa. This creates an uncomfortable feeling because it shows that Gregor has been completely forgotten to the point that even the narrator does not mention his name when referring to the parents, almost as if he never existed. This was because when Gregor died he became completely redundant, thus his memory was no longer necessary. This creates an uncomfortable bittersweet feeling as Gregor is treated as if he weren't human, that he was merely an object that brought money, when in reality he was a human with hopes and dreams.
All of this makes the reader question if there really is any point to people, or are people only relevant when they are useful and beneficial towards others happiness, and merely forgotten later on.
'The Metamorphosis' ends with Gregor's death, and the Samsa family taking a trip to the countryside. Gregor's father, his mother and his sister Grete all seemed almost - or rather, they do feel - relieved about Gregor's death. Both Mr and Mrs Samsa's attention, the attention that once upon a time belonged to Gregor who, before his unfortunate and unexpected transformation, used to hog all of the attention because of the fact that he was the provider of the family, goes to Grete almost immediately. This might suggest to the reader how shallow the Samsa family is, considering their son just passed away. However, some may find their relief as a good thing, as they might feel relieved for not only themselves, but for Gregor as well - as he does not have to continue living as a pest for any longer.
I found the ending quite predictable, because his death was inevitable. Unavoidable. I, as well as any other reader, could see Gregor's death coming. However although I did not like how the Samsa's did not seem to care about the loss of a family member, I found the ending quite suiting to the novella as Kafka added a lot of subtle, yet significant details to make the ending dramatic, in a very light and subtle way.
In this section the family decides to leave their house to go out to the countryside. As they leave to start of their new life, the talk about how bright their futures look and their plans on moving away to a new apartment now that they longer have the burden of Gregor with them. Grete’s parents soon realize that Grete looks mature and they decide that its time for her to find a husband. The theme of family is developed in this section. The quick recovery and excitement the family feels over losing the burden of Gregor allows the audience to see how little they actually cared about him. The loss of him allows us to see how little the family not only cared for him but actually needed or wanted him after his change and the loss of his providing. A sense of hope is restored to the family now that they are free of Gregor. “They discussed with one another their prospects for the future as they leaned back comfortably in their seats.” The use of the word comfortably emphasizes the sense of relief and relaxation they now feel, as comfort is something the family has not felt throughout the story and after the transformation of Gregor. With Gregor gone it seems as if the parents now look for hope in someone else to provide for them and we still see that throughout the story they transformed in the way that they acted around Gregor however that they have not learnt or taken anything from it. This is seen when it says “they almost unconsciously communicated with each other through glances, thinking that it was soon going to be time to look for a worthy man for her. And it was like confirmation of their new dreams and good intentions” From this quote the audience sees the selfishness in the parents as the look to take control of Grete in the future like they did with Gregor and are implying that they are looking for hope in a new man for the whole family to rely on.
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ReplyDeleteThe ending of ‘The Metamorphosis” is a happy ending that has traces of sadness. The family is now free of the “threat” of Gregor and prospers after his death. Both of his parents have a job now and Grete is blooming into sexual maturity. This makes Gregor a scapegoat or a hero for he dies for their sins. The family looks forward to happiness and unaware of their selfishness. Gregor was a constant reminder of alienation for them. Without Gregor, they are free to once again to continue living, believing that life is good, and the future is bright. The family suddenly feels whole again. The final scene also has a hopeful tone and it concludes an image that suggests their daughter’s own metamorphosis is complete. As they all travel out to the countryside, Kafka describes the “warm sunshine” that permeated the car and this description creates a marked contrast from confining image of the family’s small apartment. There is a also a dramatic shift that the family have experienced away from the frequent worrying over money that has concerned them throughout the story, as each family member realizes that their employments will most likely lead to better opportunities. “They discusses with one another their prospects for the future…was favorable and (especially in the future) looked very promising)”. They also think that now they can get a smaller and cheaper apartment implying that it was Gregor who kept them in their old house and that now that he is gone, they will now be able to move onto better things. These details create a feeling of relief that the family’s trouble with Gregor is now over as well as a sense of hope for the future and this hope reaches its climax in the final lines of the story. The parents realize that Grete has “blossomed to become a beautiful and voluptuous young woman.” This suggests that she has undergone her own metamorphosis over the course of the story and that a new chapter in her life is beginning.Grete's stretch at the end of their train ride out to the country reprsents the entire family's feeling that a huge burden has been lifted off their shoulders.
ReplyDeleteAt the ending of the metamorphosis, Grete, her mother and her father leave the house and take a tram to the countryside. The talk positive things about their future careers and their plans to move away from their current apartment, wgich in fact, Gregor picked, to a cheaper and better located place. Grete's mother and father then realizes that Grete looks more mature and beautiful now and suggests that it's time for them to find someone for her, a husband. As they arrive at the stop. This ending shows that the family, even with what happened moments ago, quickly returns to balance. The rush of their freedom from their burdens of "caring" for Gregor suggests that they did not or how little they needed or cared for Gregor after all. The final moments when they suggested to find Grete a husband shows a hint of replacement of Gregor. The husband can be a new man in the family to depend on. Grete stands and stretches in the end suggests a form of relief from all the things she has been through, she finally feels like she is free from the burden that has been on her back all along.
ReplyDeleteIn the ending of this novella, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa and Grete leaves home after Gregor’s death and take the tram out of the city in positive spirits discussing about “their prospects for the future”. What is most significant in this passage is the alienation of Gregor from the family. Firstly, Gregor’s parents are no longer called ‘the father and mother’ but as ‘Mr. and Mrs. Samsa’. This suggests how they no longer regard themselves as Gregor’s parents. Also, Grete is no longer referred to as ‘the sister or Grete’ but as ‘their daughter’. This implies that Grete is now the only child of the family –the only one which the parents have hopes for/rely on. Meanwhile, Gregor’s name only appears once where their current house they have left is described as the “one that had been chosen by Gregor”. There is no sense of emotional attachment/longing for Gregor despite his ‘tragic’ death portrayed here and only suggests that he was the cause of their misfortunes. This highlights the selfishness of the family even after their child’s death, shocking the audience and allowing a greater sympathy for Gregor. Also very significantly, there is a use of diction of relief and brightness such as “tranquillity”, “open air”, “warm sunshine”, “promising” and “pleasantly”. This once again highlights the inhumane and uncaring nature of the family - how the family is not saddened or disturbed by their child’s death. In fact, they are portrayed to be rejoicing Gregor’s death which has opened them to freedom and happiness. In addition, the parents are suggested to find a replacement of Gregor which would be Grete and her future spouse. This is developed through the parents’ plans to find a man for Grete and also describe her with “the daughter rose up first and stretched her young body”. This not only highlights the development of Grete which took place over the whole course of the novella, but also that she has become the sole source of hope and joy for the family. To conclude, the family symbolizes the selfishness of the society – how they constantly seek to please and depend on others for the benefit of themselves and how they can indifferently abandon them when they are proved to serve no beneficial purpose for them.
ReplyDeleteDespite the series of unfortunate events that occurred before the ending of the novella, the Samsa family moved on quickly and showed no signs of sadness upon the death of Gregor. In the second last paragraph, the family seemed to have instantly felt free from the burden that Gregor had caused now that he is gone. Pg26 “…the servant had disrupted the tranquility that they had just gained once again.” This showed that Gregor’s family thought of him as a nuisance and a pest. The father, being the only man in the house now, remained dominant and unaffected by his son’s death. “Come now. Let’s finally put aside the old things. And let’s also have a little consideration for me.” –Mr. Samsa. The women listened to him and did what he asked as if they were afraid of the consequences that would arise if they did otherwise. “The women obeyed him immediately, hastened to him, caressed him, and quickly concluded their letters.” In the last paragraph, as if Gregor was never part of the family, they had already moved on from his death and left their apartment to move into a smaller and more convenient one. The diction used such as “open air”, “warm sunshine” and “leaned back comfortably” describes the calmness they felt when they left. They then realised that they each had stable and promising jobs. Moreover, they’ve found a new apartment to move into which seemed like a much better and preferable place to stay in for the three of them. The happiness of the father, mother and sister at the ending of this novella implies that although, Gregor’s metamorphosis and death were unfortunate, it had good outcomes towards the family because if it had not happen, they wouldn’t have learned to take their own responsibilities and not rely on one member of the family to support the whole household financially. Gregor’s death was also a way to bring out more of the sister’s character as she was perceived by the parents as a grown woman at the end. “…their daughter, despite all the recent difficulties that had made her cheeks pale, was growing livelier and had blossomed to become a beautiful and voluptuous young women.” It seemed like Gregor wasn’t the only one who had a metamorphosis but Grete as well. She had transformed from a carefree and irresponsible girl to a mature young women. In conclusion, the ending was auspicious despite the depressing events that occurred to Gregor throughout the novella, this is because his death brought good outcomes to his family.
ReplyDeleteI think the ending was unsuitable for the story because it was expected already. Death was the only way out for Gregor. He knew it, the family and sister knew it, and the reader knew it. From the chapters before we know that his family, especially his father, does not accept him for what he has become. Another reason the ending did not satisfy me was because there was no character development for Gregor in the story. And he was in fact main character and not having any character development makes readers angry and left unsatisfied with the ending.
ReplyDeleteThe ending appears to be very negative because they all are happy that there son is finally dead. Instead of honoring him or preparing a funeral they instead focus on their daughter who is now responsible for the money coming in for the family. They want her to get married and the parents seem more positive because a great weight has been lifted from their shoulders.
Finally, we learn nothing about Gregor and how it changed into a giant bug. We don't know who or why and this leaves the story wide open for theories.
The ending of "Metamorphosis" is one of a bittersweet ending. The family are currently tying up the loose ends of Gregor, so that in the future they will have no problems with this incident, later on they move out of the apartment and the novella ends with the family arriving at the home, Grete stretching.
ReplyDeleteThe whole atmosphere is extremely uncomfortable for the reader as life appears to have returned to its original state as the family does not even seem remotely affected by the loss of Gregor, not even mentioning him once throughout the final paragraphs. This is shown through the bright, almost cheerful diction used throughout the passages, for example when the word "Tranquility" was used to describe the flow of their lives after Gregor's death. This shows that the family obtained a sort of peace when Gregor died, that all their worries ceased to exist as 'tranquility' is used to describe a sort of peace. This is uncomfortable for the reader as they are aware that although Gregor was some what of a burden for the family, he was still their son. Thus the fact that they were so quick to forget about what Gregor has done and who he originally was is uncanny, that their lives returned back to their 'tranquil' routine, like a machine after it has recovered from an error. As a result these people do not feel human; they feel mechanical. This uncomfortable atmosphere is a result of the outcome being bittersweet, due to the fact that the family can now continue with their lives, at the expense of Gregor's life, which is extremely morbid.
As well as that, Gregor's father and mother are no longer referred to the aforementioned titles after Gregor's death, instead they are referred to as Mr. and Mrs. Samsa. This creates an uncomfortable feeling because it shows that Gregor has been completely forgotten to the point that even the narrator does not mention his name when referring to the parents, almost as if he never existed. This was because when Gregor died he became completely redundant, thus his memory was no longer necessary. This creates an uncomfortable bittersweet feeling as Gregor is treated as if he weren't human, that he was merely an object that brought money, when in reality he was a human with hopes and dreams.
All of this makes the reader question if there really is any point to people, or are people only relevant when they are useful and beneficial towards others happiness, and merely forgotten later on.
'The Metamorphosis' ends with Gregor's death, and the Samsa family taking a trip to the countryside. Gregor's father, his mother and his sister Grete all seemed almost - or rather, they do feel - relieved about Gregor's death. Both Mr and Mrs Samsa's attention, the attention that once upon a time belonged to Gregor who, before his unfortunate and unexpected transformation, used to hog all of the attention because of the fact that he was the provider of the family, goes to Grete almost immediately. This might suggest to the reader how shallow the Samsa family is, considering their son just passed away. However, some may find their relief as a good thing, as they might feel relieved for not only themselves, but for Gregor as well - as he does not have to continue living as a pest for any longer.
ReplyDeleteI found the ending quite predictable, because his death was inevitable. Unavoidable. I, as well as any other reader, could see Gregor's death coming. However although I did not like how the Samsa's did not seem to care about the loss of a family member, I found the ending quite suiting to the novella as Kafka added a lot of subtle, yet significant details to make the ending dramatic, in a very light and subtle way.