in the family. Now since Gregor was unable to help the family Grete became important, needed and most of all appreciated. “He often heard them expressing their appreciation of his sister’s activities, whereas formerly they had frequently scolded her for being a somewhat useless daughter”(99). Now Grete’s parents need her for something. Grete by making herself responsible for Gregor gains a certain power over her parents. This however in not presented to the reader clearly because Gregor is unable to grasp the fact that his sister might have ulterior motives. Another instance that Grete’s motives are a bit unclear is when she decides to move all of his furniture out of his room. The determination was not of course, merely the outcome of childish recalcitrance and of the self confidence she had recently developed so unexpectedly and at such high costs; she had also perceived that Gregor needed a lot of space to crawl about in, (103).Gregor believes that Grete is moving the furniture so he can be more comfortable. Once again, Gregor leads the reader to believe that Grete’s actions are driven by what is best for him. This is not necessarily true. The reader has to keep in mind that this is the same person who at the end decides to get rid of Gregor. Why would she care about his crawling space when at the end she doesn’t even care where he is buried? Grete’s motive for moving the furniture is not due to childish impulsiveness and enthusiasm as Gregor assumes. Grete is testing the extent of the power she has gained over Gregor. Grete’s mother is opposed to moving the furniture because it would look like they are giving up hope. However since Grete has become the “expert” on Gregor she is able to persuade her mom into moving the furniture. Grete has gained the power to even go against her mother’s wishes when it comes to matters that deal wi...
