Part I

1. How does Gregor react initially to his transformation? What’s surprising about

his reaction?

2. What does Gregor do for a living? Why doesn’t he quit?

3. Which of Gregor’s family seems most concerned about him?

4. Of what does the manager from Gregor’s work accuse Gregor?

5. What is Gregor’s father’s daily routine? Why might Gregor resent this?

6. How does Gregor feel when he finally gets all his legs on the ground?

7. What are the reactions, respectively, to Gregor’s appearance: the manager, his

mother, his father? How does Gregor feel about the way he’s received?

8. What signs are there so far that Gregor’s “metamorphosis” is continuing (i.e. that

the initial change isn’t the only change that occurs)?

Part II

9. What side of Gregor’s body hurts?

10. What kind of food can’t Gregor eat anymore? What does he prefer instead?

11. Who now controls the lock to Gregor’s room? How is this different from earlier

in the story?

12. What does Gregor do to make it easier for his sister to enter the room?

13. What is the financial condition of the family now that Gregor is no longer

working?

14. Why is Gregor’s mother reluctant to take the furniture out of his room?

15. What does Gregor manage to prevent from being taken? Why is he attached to

this item?

16. What does Gregor’s father throw at Gregor to drive him back into his room?

17. What is the “commandment “of family duty?

Part III

18. What jobs have Gregor’s family taken on?

19. What conflicting feelings does Gregor have about the situation he has put his

family in?

20. How does Grete’s treatment of Gregor change over time?

21. Who moves into the apartment? How do they affect the way the family lives?

22. What does the family begin to use Gregor’s room for?

23. How does Gregor react when the boarders criticize Grete’s violin playing?

24. Who feels most strongly that Gregor must go?

25. What season is it when Gregor dies?

26. Where is the family heading at the end of the story? What are Gregor’s parents’

thoughts?