Upon hearing the mother’s words, Gregor realized that in the…
Upon hearing the mother’s words, Gregor realized that in the course of these two months the lack of having anyone to converse with, plus the monotonous life in the midst of the family, must have befuddled his mind, for there was no other way to account for how he could have seriously longed to have his room emptied out. Did he really want the warm room, so cozily appointed with heirlooms, transformed into a lair, where he might, of course, be able to creep, unimpeded, in any direction, though forgetting his human past and totally? By now, he was already on the verge of forgetting, and had been brought up sharply only by the mother’s voice after not hearing it for a long time. Nothing should be removed, everything had to remain: he could not do without the positive effects of the furniture on his state of mind. And if furniture interfered with his senselessly crawling about, then it was a great asset and no loss.