"Gregor", - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. What about if he reported sick? But that would be extremely suspicious, Gregor had never once been ill in his fifteen years of service "Perhaps I might I sleep a little longer and forget all this nonsense". Gregor looked out the window at the grey skies. This was his room, a proper human room although a little small, and there was his collection of textile samples, for Samsa was a travelling salesman. His many, pitifully thin, legs waved about helplessly.
He lay on his armour-like back, and lifting his head a little, he could see his belly, brown and divided into stiff sections. One morning, as Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a very large creepy-crawly. hung up the receiver without giving an answer he had decided immediately to go there that Sunday, it was certainly necessary, proceedings had begun and he had to face up to it, and this first examination would probably also be the last.The original, squashed down to read in about 25 minutesĪs this might be the most famous 'existentialist' or 'surrealist' novel, explanation is neither possible or necessary. He would be given the number of the building where he was to present himself, which was in a street in a suburb well away from the city centre which K. It was a matter of course that he would have to appear without fail, there was probably no need to point this out to him. made no objection, the hearing would be left on Sundays.
would probably not be fresh enough at that time. Cross-examinations could even be held in the night, for instance, but K. It was assumed that he would be in agreement with this, but if he wished for another date then, as far as possible, he would be accommodated.
would not be disturbed in his professional work. Sunday had been chosen as the day for the hearings so that K. For these reasons, it had been decided to hold a series of brief examinations following on one after another. On the one hand it was in everyone’s interest to bring proceedings quickly to their conclusion, but on the other hand every aspect of the examinations had to be carried out thoroughly without lasting too long because of the associated stress. He was made aware that these cross examinations would follow one another regularly, perhaps not every week but quite frequently. was informed by telephone that there would be a small hearing concerning his case the following Sunday.
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