The real tragedy of Metamorphosis isn’t Gregor’s death, but the way he decide to lead his life. He worked a job he hated to repay the debts of a man who never appreciated him. Gregor’s family showed almost no compassion for Gregor. When he ultimately dies, the family wasn’t sad at all. They were relieved to finally be rid of Gregor after his usefulness came to an end. Throughout the entirety of the story, Gregor did his best to serve an ungrateful family who could hardly tolerate his presence. If anything, death was the best thing that came to Gregor throughout the book. He suffered his father’s wrath, feinted his mother, was betrayed by his sister, and witnessed his family’s status deteriorate because of him. After the family took everything