Gregor Samsa
is the main character and most developed character in the short story "" by . He is an
average man, a worker who seems to blend in with the rest of society. He represents the virtues
of his age and middle-class values: Gregor is dependable, supports his family, and works at a
regular job. His job, which he despises, is that of a traveling salesman. He does the work to
support his family out of a sense of duty, and particularly to pay off his father. Gregor's boss
is hostile and difficult, and Gregor gets little satisfaction from his work. In some ways, the
character of Gregor resembles theof Camus's The Stranger, a man who is
somewhat removed from his own life, and when he finally makes waves eventually accepts his
fate.
Once Gregor wakes up one day to discover he's been transformed into a
giant insect (probably a cockroach, or perhaps a beetleit's never totally clear), he is both
horrified by his condition yet mildly relieved that he...
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