Metamorphosis Pt. 1
Who is first to see Gregor as an insect?
His mother
What does Grete do first every time she enters Gregor’s room?
Open the window
The main idea or insight of a story.
Theme
Who finds Gregor’s dead body?
The Cleaning Lady
“I think it would be best if we tried to keep the room in exactly the same condition as before…”
Mrs. Samsa
Why does Grete run out of the apartment?
to get a doctor
How does Gregor show he doesn’t want his furniture moved?
Covers the picture
The sequence of events in a story.
Plot
What does Grete say to justify that Gregor is “gone”?
That "it" is not really Gregor
“All you have to do is try to shake off the idea that that’s Gregor.”
Grete
What question does Gregor ask upon waking up as a bug?
"What's happened to me?"
What begins happening to Gregor’s father’s uniform?
It gets dirty and greasy
A narrator who knows everything.
Omniscient
True or False: the family plans to fire the cleaning lady now that Gregor is dead.
False
“How these lodgers pack it away, and I’m perishing.”
Gregor
How does Gregor’s father show violence early on?
He bangs on Gregor's door
What was Gregor’s secret dream
Send Grete to a conservatory
Two things placed side-by-side for comparison.
Juxtaposition
True or False: Gregor's father worsened the financial situation by gambling.
False.
“Come take a look, it’s croaked; it’s lying there, a total goner.”
Cleaning Woman
How is Gregor injured at the end of Part I?
He is pushed through a doorway by his father.
What draws Gregor out of his room?
Grete's violin
Topic or theme + claim.
Thesis
True or False: Gregor dies because the family hires an exterminator.
False
“We have to try to get rid of it…eventually it’ll kill both of you.”
Grete