Mr. Samsa's Attitude Towards his Son
In The Metamorphasis, Gregor's father highly despises his son. Not only does he detest Gregor, but again and again he says things that suggest he wants Gregor to prove he is harmful or perhaps even evil. The most convincing evidence for this claim is shown on pages 92 and 93. Gregor startles his mother and sister by being on full display in his room, and his mother passes out. Grete tells her father what happened, and in response, Gregor's father says this: "Just what I expected, just what I kept telling you, but you women won't listen." Here, Gregor's father is saying that he thinks Gregor will hurt the family, and blames Grete and his wife for not taking him seriously. The tone of this sentence is key, and suggests Herr Samsa is not sad that this happened, but rather satisfied in a away. This is because the sentence carries a "I told you so" kind of tone, as he says "but you women won't listen". Had he been sad that Gregor made his m...