The excerpt below is a key passage to understanding Gregor Samsa’s utter abhorrence amongst his job:
Oh God, he thought, what an exhausting job I've picked out for myself! On the road day in, day out. It's much more irritating work than doing the actual business in the home office, and on top of that, there's the trouble of constant traveling, of worrying about train connections, the bad food and irregular meals, casual acquaintances that are always new and never become intimate friends. The devil take it all!
In the beginning of the story, it is noted that Gregor was not very fond of his job. He was a traveling salesman and he was the …show more content…
He loved knowing what a great apartment he attained for them but as time went on he started to realize the struggles they all faced. Gregor was filled with guilt but in his distorted form there was nothing he could do. From afar he witnessed his elderly father come home exhausted after his long day at work, his mother as well, and his sister become occupied with her job instead of attending the Conservatory, a school he envisioned her in. This dwelled on