Family
If only Gregor could have spoken with his sister and thanked her for everything she had to do for him, he would have found her care easier to bear; as things were, it caused him pain.
Franz Kafka
New English translation prepared for this collection from the German original.
The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung), Part II.
German text: Die Verwandlung, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1917 edition. First published in 1915.
Gregor cannot communicate his gratitude to his sister.
Hätte Gregor nur mit der Schwester sprechen und ihr für alles danken können, was sie für ihn machen mußte, er hätte ihre Dienste leichter ertragen; so aber litt er darunter.