Families In Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis

Families are meant to work together so that that the whole is stronger than the individual. In the wild, these families were not necessarily related, but were groups that banded together for protection. Each member served a different purpose. Some would provide food, and others would protect the children. The female’s role was to look after the children. If one of the members did not keep a strong relationship with the other members, or did not do their duty, then the entire organization came crashing down. In Metamorphosis, Gregor should have spent more time with his family. He did not keep his relationships strong, and the entire family became dysfunctional.

In the novel Metamorphosis, Gregor kept to himself. He did his job, which was earning