Kafka's Quiz

1. Gregor Samsa wakes up from an anxious dream, and finds out he has been transformed into a horrible bug. His Ordinary World goes away when he becomes aware of what have happened to him. His Ordinary World was based in living with his family (his father, mother, and sisters), and working very hard as a traveling salesman to get his parents out of debt. Gregor's Call to Adventure occurred when he had to stand up from his bed and go to work as a traveling salesman, but also to face others with his new transformation. He was terrified by the horrible creature he just turn into. He did wanted to take the train and go to work, but it was his radical transformation what was holding him from going to work.

2. A social issue being critiqued in the story is the fact that people sometimes go crazy with their jobs. People become addicted to the jobs, and they do not even pay attention to their own personal problems. In the story, Gregor is more concerned about going to work than what have just happened to him. This shows that they have changed their priorities in life. I personally think that is really bad, because it is okay to be responsible and go to work and be on time, but becoming obsessed with your job and putting yourself in the last number of your priority list, that is not good. This story relates to the "Red Scare" because the people were scared of Communists, and there was not actual threat or danger. Gregor's parents, and his boss are scared of him and think he is a threat to the society. Wasn't Gregor also scared? That situation must be hard for him.

3. Gregor turned into a bug.