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The Metamorphosis

Book Summary by: herrero    

Original Author: Franz Kafka
Gregor Samsa wakes become a commercial traveler in a filthy cockroach, locked in the room of his house where he lived with
his parents and a sister, committed to their work schedule meets the inexplicable difficulty continue to assume its role of employee this physiognomy gradually the family was dismayed by the inexplicable lack of response from the hitherto responsible worker, but even when his boss came in person to complain about his absence from work than if they were unavoidable, he could not answer for that his voice would not come and did not bother to unlock your door insurance given its new status.
and comply with their new situation, and realizing how worried relatives were trying to find explanations for the manager of the company, when they were thinking about calling a locksmith, he attempted to open the door with his mouth cockroach, injuring succeeds in opening to face the impact it has on their relatives and the manager wants to run.
The cockroach was in vain that her family took her condition as normal, and the manager tried to explain that his tardiness would be recovered by the effectiveness of their work, all fleeing terrified him, his mother suffered a fainting spell after another, your boss at first tried to flee, froze trying to get out again drove him back to his room, his father, with sticks did intern in the den, the movement of their jaws to others it seemed threatening, I do not go away in her bedroom, her legs could not handle as it should, did not know how to handle his body, wedged between the door frame, with locked-in interest to prevent abuse by her father violated.
It hurt to bleed, making return back to his room, his father slammed achievement not push it in and then silence enveloped the house, lethargic Gregory spent the rest of the day until that night he was awakened by hunger, I find a milk pot with chunks of bread near the door, which his sister had left for the nurturing, I try to drink the milk which formerly was his favorite drink now seemed unpleasant, except that his mouth was hurt not allowed enjoy what you have been a great dinner.
His sister went to pick up the pot and noticed it had not been consumed, the cockroach I look forward to be fed with something that was adequate for its new status, and his sister had the intelligence to choose their menu, the debris were the delights , leaving these at the entrance and sawed the door for the nurturing without being observed.
Since his confinement, the family worried about their financial situation, the father took a small safe where he kept some money, complained about the lack of commissions that would make the agent who used to be outdone Gregory, from his imprisonment the poor, heard the comments that were made of the economic future of the family, which until then had depended on him, he had earned savings would go to nothing, his sister was young to go to work, his old father and his sick mother , embarrassed by their inability Gregory, strives to show he can go to their work as has been customary, it was urgent to demonstrate their abilities to their bosses could not be understood, however, his behavior caused commotion, the sounds to try of speaking was annoying clicks and movements seemed clumsy threatening, so it's best to keep the family was locked up to help a bit in the economy of the family rented a quarter to three guests and as such should not learn of the existence of the that bug, and Gregory's bedroom was filled with all the useless junk, all that interfered with, no one found it odd that the cockroach stopped eating, just collected the waste and they forgot about him, including his beloved sister, by which he would have given his life, which he strove for him to fulfill his dreams of a violinist, she, in a fit of furious dementia, a cry that this bug could not be his brother, to honor his memory best would get rid of that hideous monstrosity, although his mother fainted felt that she was right, guests could shock if they saw him, when his sister enlivened dinner guests with its melodious violin, Gregory could not resist the delicious chords came out as he could from his room, causing a mare magnum among attendees, guests rather amusing, curious, wanted to look more closely at the odd specimen, and his father to protect yourself from embarrassment pushed them accommodation, avoiding being seen
From his new position, Gregory saw his presence was less necessary in the house, her father, mother, sister, got jobs when they finally found him dead, they took a day off, with letters to their leaders, apologizing by the situation, agreed to move to a smaller house, and old found her beautiful daughter, and noticed that already got to be that husband, smiled,
"Gregory? Who was he?. 
Published: August 31, 2009
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