Chapter 1
Vocabulary 1&2
Chapter 2
Vocabulary 2&3
Chapter 3
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How does Gregor feel about his job?
he was not happy; didn't like his boss, he had to ride the train, he did not like the food
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Gregor's unsettling dreams were a ________of things to come.
harbinger
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What thoughts were going through Gregor's mind as he listened to the silent house? How did he avoid these thoughts?
Gregor thought about how happy the family use be. He thought about his father reading the news paper, his sister playing the violin and his mother listening.
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_________means detailed analysis
perusal
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Why has Grete's attitude towards Gregor changed?
Chapter 3 is were Grete first refers to Gregor as "it," refusing now to accept that idea that he is her brother. Grete insists that the "creature" certainly can't understand them, though they've never tried to find out. And she argues that if it were really Gregor, it would have left of his own accord out of consideration for the rest of them. She overlooks, of course, the fact that Gregor has had no way of leaving. She is certain that Gregor is persecuting them and wants to drive them out of the apartment so he can have it to himself, when in fact it is they who have kept him shut up in his room with furniture, garbage, and dirt.
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What is Gregor's role in his family? Why does he have so much responsibility? How is this role about to change?
200
____________were shouted at the protesters as they marched in down town Washington, DC.
Fulminations
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Why would Gregor rather starve than let his sister know he did not like the food she served him? What are some things Gregor perfers to eat?
Gregor would rather starve because he didn't want to hurt his sister's feeling. She was the only one taking care of him. Vegetables, cheese, rotten foods, slice of bread smear with butter, milk
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1._______________means in a puzzled manner. 2. The look on Mrs.Samsa's (Gregor's mom) face was very __________ when she saw her son as a vermin.
1. quizzically 2. pallid
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Who comes to live with the Samsas? What might be the significance of these new characters? Why did Kafka not give them names or other individual characteristics??
The lodgers, who the family views them as gentlemen, are proper human beings. They are rude and domineering, and care far more about order and cleanliness than about human beings. Their obsession with putting everything in its place and not tolerating dirt invites a contrast with Gregor who, an insect lying in a room full of junk and dirt, is still more human than they are. The Samsa's see the lodgers as another source of money and is subservient to them at all times, bowing to them, not sitting in their presence, waiting until they inspect their food, and so on. Mr. Samsa, when he fears that Grete's violin playing is bothering the lodgers, is instantly willing to stop it immediately for their pleasure. The family is imprisoned in their own home. While, in the past, they could return home from the dehumanizing experience of work and relax together, now they can never relax and are always servants, whether at work or home.
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What happens to Gregor when he leaves his room to meet the office manager? What does this episode reveal about Gregor's father?
300
1. Mrs. Samsa went into a _________state when she saw Gregor as a _____________. 2._____________means in an emotionally moving manner
1. comatose, vermin 2.poignantly
300
What may have happened in Gregor's life to cause him to feel guilty and want to punish himself? Explain with textual evidence.
Gregor feels guilty about Life Affect -not being a provider miserable, neediness -no cohesion with dad anti-social/depression -no/poor social relationships lonely/ anti/ depressed -being trapped suicidal
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1. English is Ms. Galloway's _____________ because she is an expert teacher. 2. Grete was the only family ____________to take action towards making Gregor comfortable.
1. bailiwick 2. impelled
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How does Gregor respond to his sister's violin playing? What might Kafka be implying about Gregor by describing this reaction?
Gregor always loved his sister and her paying of the violin. Before his "condition," he had thought seriously of saving up money so that he could send her to the conservatory. Later, Gregor is shunned by his family and heavily neglected because of his vermin state, when he hears his sister play the violin he remembers how family used to feel and hopes that she will play for him-this evokes emotion. The violin awakens his humanity, he remembers his human life, how he missed out on so much.
400
From Gregor's point of view, what might be some positive aspects of his metamorphosis into an insect?
400
When the referee is__________players, the referee should speak with dignity, politeness and in a firm manner.
Admonishing
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What is Gregor's response when Grete decides to remove the furniture from his room? What does this response tell you about him?
At first he was not happy about it.
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This word means a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist; a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
Bildungsroman
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The narrator strongly implies that Gregor starves himself to death. What other forces might have led to Gregor's death?
Forces that led to Gregor's death are the apple in his back, there was no love and affection for him anymore which he was missing, sister no longer taking care of him, etc.
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What circumstances in Gregor's life might have caused him to feel dehumanized even before the metamorphosis took place?
500
1.__________means to lure or induce into taking action 2.In the beginning of the story Gregor was _________for quite some time while lying in his bed. 3. Gregor was _______before his sister came into his room to feed him.
1. Inveigle 2. Supine 3. Ravenous
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What does Gregor's father reveal about the family's financial status? What is Gregor's reaction when he learns the truth about their finances? How is Gregor wounded? What symbolic significance might the object that wounds him have?
Gregor's father reveals that he had been saving money for the family and that they were not broke. Gregor was happy to know that his family had some saved. The text stated Gregor enjoyed hearing the good news. An apple wounded Gregor. Symbolic significance - death, decay of their relationship, etc.
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1.Stress is a function of caring: to avoid stress our defense is to cease caring, to become ____________. 2. means to harass or torment 3. Mrs. Allen-Simmons found $380.00 in Macy's and try to return it, but the person who lost it did not come back. This was a _____________ gain for her.
1. apathetic 2. harry 3. windfall
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What effect does Gregor's metamorphosis ultimately have on his family? What does this effect suggest about his relationship with his family?
Imagine Gregor's family becoming bugs and Gregor stays the same. If you think about it...the story does not change. His relationship was just a financial string holding the two sides together. Once he turned to a bug...it broke and he was not able to provide anymore and thus...at the end of the story they completely forgot about him though he was their son. He died. Basically, once the money stopped flowing in...THEY all turned to bugs and he learned to be human.
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