A famous writer named Chesterton once said, "When it comes to life the critical things is wither you take things for granted or take them with gratitude." This quote means to appreciate life that one has, in the book Gregor鈥檚 family didn鈥檛 realize how fortunate they are by having Gregor working for them providing them money, food, home and a future. They should be lucky because there are families out there that are not as fortunate as them; Gregor set aside his interests and put the family鈥檚 interests before him. They should not expect he will always be working and they should not expect things will get done by him. In The Metamorphosis, Kalfka uses Gregor鈥檚 family, his sister and his room to illustrate how people are unable to appreciate what they have and their relationships leads to an unfulfilled life.
An example how unappreciative the family is when Gregor provides them with the basic necessities so they don鈥檛 have to work. A moment in the book Gregor talked about setting aside his personal interests and putting the family interests first, "Gregor earned money that he was enabled to shoulder the expeses of the entire family鈥hey had grown used to it, but no particular warm feelings were generated" (29). This is a clear example how Gregor worked so hard for the family and was enabled to burden the family鈥檚 expenses on himself. Yet, there were no warm feelings for him not from the family there was no gratitude. Before his metamorphosis the family depended on him, he worked all his life, now that their positions are reversed there was no hospitality for him.
Another example how Gregor鈥檚 sister was unappreciative was seen was when Gregor set aside his earnings to go toward Grete鈥檚 conservatory against the family鈥檚 wishes. He knew that she wanted to go there but his efforts to send his sister to the conservatory at his own expense was met with vexation. A moment in the book Grete peeved to her parents to get rid of him, "In front of this monstrous creature I refuse to pronounced my brother鈥檚 name, and there fore we have to get ride of it" (47). Grete poignantly blurted out to the family that Gregor has outlived his usefulness and should get rid of. Before his metamorphosis Grete was a cuddle young woman and was devoted to Gregor because he provided her financial future to go to the Conservatory. Now, Gregor unable to work and provide her means to go to the conservatory was no longer useful seen through the eyes of his sister.
Finally, one last example how unappreciative the family was when they moved out all his belongings in his room. It seems that the only thing Gregor was useful for was providing them with expenses like a home, money and other means. Now Gregor was seen useless to provide any means to the family they peeved and was impelled to get ride of him. A moment in the book was seen when Grete and Gregor鈥檚 mother was moving out Gregor鈥檚 furniture as if to seem that the family don鈥檛 recognize his usefulness or his existence, "They were emptying his room, taking away from him everything he was fond of鈥hey were prying loose the desk and which he was in college and even back in primary school" (35). Gregor had been working hard all his life giving to the family, promising his sister a future , all he had was his room and his belongings to begin with. The family too busy for themselves had ignored what has been given to them by Gregor. The family gets a wonderful home, money, maids, a sister鈥檚 future and Gregor gets nothing, not even a warm thanks. The family began to rely on Gregor to the point that they don't have to take care about Gregor or take responsibility for their own actions.
Gibbons once said, "When you realize what life would be like without the poverty that we in the West take for granted every day, you realize just how miserable half of human existence has been in the East." The quote means people living in developed countries should be thankful of what they have cars, homes, food, the basic ingredients that make their lives way better than people on the other side of the world that don鈥檛 have those means to provide themselves with. This reflects Gregor鈥檚 family that they should come to realize how fortunate they are to have a home, food, and the basic necessities that Gregor provided them. The family, oblivious as they are don鈥檛 come to realize there are millions of families around the world that are impoverished and don鈥檛 have the means to have the basic necessities such as food or a home. Gregor was the one working behind the scenes pulling the strings together that made the family have what was possible before them and there were appreciation for him. People living in fortunate wealthy countries have a good job, an education become narrow minded that they see nothing below their life styles. People living in these rich countries are unable to count their blessings everyday without knowing so much of the world is in poverty most can鈥檛 afford an education, or any means of the basic necessities for life. it looks pretty good...a couple of misspellings or other erros but it's overall pretty good...comparing it to your other question i'm impressed that your use of grammar greatly improved...good job!! A famous writer named (What's his full name?) Chesterton once said, "When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude." Chesterton meant that one should appreciate their life; Franz Kafka would have agreed with Chesterton, as illustrated in Kafka's book, The Metamorphosis. In the book, the main character鈥檚 family didn鈥檛 realize their fortune with Gregor. He worked for them providing them money, food, home and a future. Gregor set aside his interests and put the family鈥檚 interests before him. They took for granted he would always be working and taking care of them. In the Metamorphosis, Kafka uses the harsh words and actions of Gregor's family members to illustrate how people are unable to appreciate their lives and the people who share them.
Gregor's entire family is unappreciative of him. Before his metamorphosis, he provides them with the basic necessities so they don鈥檛 have to work. Gregor set aside his personal interests to put the family's interests first; "Gregor earned money that he was enabled to shoulder the expenses of the entire family鈥hey had grown used to it, but no particular warm feelings were generated" (page 29). This quote shows how Gregor has shouldered the burdens of his family but they do not recognize his efforts. He has worked so hard for the family yet, the family shows no gratitude. As the story progresses, Gregor's metamorphosis prevents him from being able to provide for his family. Before his metamorphosis the family depended on him. Now that he cannot provide for them and their positions are reversed, there is no hospitality for him.
Gregor's sister Grete was particularly unappreciative of his support. Gregor set aside a portion of his earnings to go toward Grete鈥檚 conservatory fees against the rest of the family鈥檚 wishes. He knew that she wanted to go there and in order to help her he took on that additional burden, but this extra care was rewarded with cruelty from his sister. After Gregor's transformation, Grete pleaded to her parents to get rid of him; "In front of this monstrous creature I refuse to pronounced my brother鈥檚 name, and therefore we have to get ride of it" (page 47). Grete crudely blurted out to the family that Gregor has outlived his usefulness and should be disposed of. Before his metamorphosis Grete was devoted to Gregor because he provided her financial future to go to the conservatory. Now, Gregor is unable to work and provide her means to attend the conservatory so is no longer useful in the eyes of his sister.
The cruelty inflicted upon Gregor even came from his own mother. After he had transformed, she decided that although he had provided shelter for his family, Gregor was no longer worthy of shelter for himself. It seems that the only thing Gregor was useful for was providing them with a home, money and other means. Now Gregor was seen useless to the family they took action to get ride of him. When Gregor's mother removes the furniture from his room she shows him that she no longer considers him useful; "They were emptying his room, taking away from him everything he was fond of鈥hey were prying loose the desk and which he was in college and even back in primary school" (page 35). Gregor had been working hard all his life giving to the family, all he ever had for himself was his room and his belongings. The family is too busy for themselves and ignored what has been given to them by Gregor. All they ever did was take from him and finally they took everything they could.
The family has a wonderful home, money, maids, a sister鈥檚 future and Gregor gets nothing, not even a warm thanks. The family took for granted all of Gregor's help to the point that they don't even care about Gregor nor do they take responsibility for their own actions.
(First name?) Gibbons once said, "When you realize what life would be like without the poverty that we in the West take for granted every day, you realize just how miserable half of human existence has been in the East." By this, Gibbons meant that people living in developed countries should be thankful of what they have: cars, homes, food, and the basic ingredients that make their lives better than those who don鈥檛 have the means to provide for themselves. In the same way, Gregor鈥檚 family should have realized how fortunate they are to have a home, food, and the basic necessities that Gregor provided them. Instead, they discard him because he can no longer perform his function as provider. They show him no thanks for all that he has already done for them and refuse to return the care he has shown them when he needs them most. Gregor's family is ungrateful to him and are unable to realize the luxury he provided them.
Clarified some wordy sentences.... The bits in parentheses need to be answered look them up on wikipedia.org Paragraph 2 has a misused/mispelled word...it should be "Gregor earned money that he was enabled to shoulder the expenses of the entire family"
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