The Metamorphosis

Certainly they would not have wanted Gregor to starve to death, but perhaps they could not have endured finding out what he ate other than by hearsay.

Certainly they would not have wanted Gregor to starve to death, but perhaps they could not have endured finding out what he ate other than by hearsay

Certainly they would not have wanted Gregor to starve to death, but perhaps they could not have endured finding out what he ate other than by hearsay.

Why don't I keep sleeping for a little while longer and forget all this foolishness

He felt himself included once again in the circle of humanity

But at least people now thought that things were not all right with him and were prepared to help him.

"This getting up early," he thought, "makes a man quite idiotic. A man must have his sleep.

At the same moment, however, he didn't forget to remind himself from time to time of the fact that calm—indeed the calmest—reflection might be better than the most confused decisions.

A man must have his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live like harem women.

‘Look how thin he was. He had eaten nothing for such a long time. The meals which came in here came out again exactly the same.’ In fact, Gregor’s body was completely flat and dry. That was apparent really for the first time, now that he was no longer raised on his small limbs and, moreover, now that nothing else distracted one’s gaze.