th Gregor. Grete manages to keep this power by secluding Gregor from the rest of the family. Grete constantly dissuades Gregor’s mother from visiting him. An example of this is the time when Gregor’s mother cleans his room. Hardly had the sister noticed the changed aspect of his room that evening than she rushed in high dudgeon into the living room and despite the imploringly raised hands of her mother, burst into a storm of weeping, (115).Gregor interprets and states that his sister’s reaction is due to jealousy. Grete’s reaction is not due to jealousy. If Grete were as caring as Gregor makes her seem wouldn’t she be happy that someone is taking care of Gregor? Instead Grete is upset and angry that her mother cleaned the room. Grete knows that if Gregor’s mom begins cleaning his room and visiting him then Grete would no longer be the “expert” on Gregor. Grete would then lose the power that she has gained through Gregor’s transformation. The scene when Gregor’s mother faints is another moment that the reader has to question Grete’s motives. As soon as Gregor’s mother faints he rushes out to help his sister. However he forgets that in his present condition he is practically useless. When Gregor’s father arrives he asks to be informed of what has happened. Grete’s reply is: “Mother has been fainting, but she is better now. Gregor’s broken loose” (107). This brief statement is referring to Gregor as if he is some animal who escaped from his cage and due to him her mother fainted. At this point Gregor realizes that his father had interpreted “Grete’s all too brief statement and was assuming that Gregor had been guilty of some violent act” (107). However Gregor does not question why Grete made her answer so brief. It seems like Grete wants her father to think that Gregor has done something ter...
