Human" After All - Humanity in "The Metamorphosis" by Frank Kafka

Gregor Samsa's sacrifice, already great as it is, becomes even greater when he turns into a giant bug. At first both he and his family are in denial; Gregor attempts to go to work, having "no intention at all of deserting his family", and his mother speaks of the time "when Gregor returns to us", as though he will recover. His sister Grete brings him food and cares for him; "milk had always been his favorite drink, and that was surely why his sister had put it down for him". …