After Gregor Samsa suffers an amazing transformation into a giant beetle-like insect, he becomes a pariah in his own home where he has thought himself the sole support. He worries about his family, but no one will speak to him directly. Nonetheless, he often overhears his family discussing their financial matters. On the first day after his transformation, Gregor hears his father go to his strongbox and take something from it. Then he hears his father explain the family's financial situation to his mother and his sister now that Gregor is not supporting the family as he has been.
