Gregor's father began stamping his feet and waving his stick and newspaper to push Gregor back into his room. “Nothing Gregor said made any difference; in fact, nothing he said was even understood” (Kafka 327). In this story the author shows many of the negative areas of his life, both mentally and physically. The author did not have much relationship with both his mother and father. Franz's mother, Julie, was a devoted housewife who constantly took the side of Kafka's father and could not understand her son's dream of becoming a writer. In The Metamorphosis our first impression of Gregor's father is that of a loud-speaking, short-tempered man. Gregor's father neither understands nor seems to care about his children's new condition. In the story Gregor is forced to do a job he can't stand to support his family and pay off his father's debt. The interaction between the main character Gregor and his father is comparable to that between the author and his father. Since Kafka was the only son in the family, he was constantly forced to take over the family business, his father did not approve of his writings and wanted Franz to become a businessman like him. In The Metamorphosis, when Gregor leaves the room for the first time, his father's first reaction is to force him back into the room. This could be a metaphor for how Kafka's father constantly forced him to do what he wanted instead of allowing him to write. Every time Franz Kafka tried to explain to his father that he wanted to become a writer and not a shopkeeper, his father got very angry. Franz was exposed to abuse and frequent yelling from his father due to his disapproval of Kafka's love of writing. In The Metamorphosis Mr.Samsa d......middle of paper......because of Gregor's relationship with his father and his violent nature towards Gregor. When The Metamorphosis was first written, Kafka lived in a discriminatory society where people were forced to work due to economic demands. The author felt forced to work for an insurance company he despised because it took time away from his writing. At that time discrimination was a reality for Kafka, he felt alienated just like the main character of Metamorphosis. In the book Gregor is seen as different, and his family and manager look at him as if he is less than a human being. Just like the main character of the story, Kafka had difficulty achieving a higher social status. This refers to how society viewed Kafka at the time. The Metamorphosis describes a human being suffering and dying a slow and painful death, much like the way Kafka described his own life..