Mark details related to Gregor’s physical transformation and his thoughts.
One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug. He lay on his armor-hard back and saw, as he lifted his head up a little, his brown, arched abdomen divided up into rigid bow-like sections. From this height the blanket, just about ready to slide off completely, could hardly stay in place. His numerous legs, pitifully thin in comparison to the rest of his circumference, flickered helplessly before his eyes.
Gregor wonders what has happened and realizes that he is not dreaming. The familiar items of his room, such as the sample cloth goods that he uses for his job as a traveling salesman, seem to prove that he is awake. Gregor thinks that maybe going back to sleep will help, but he normally sleeps on his right side, and in his present condition as a bug. he can't roll onto his right side. He tries many times, closing his eyes so he doesn't have to see his many wriggling bug legs, but he always ends up on his hard, shell-like back.
Gregor's thoughts turn to the stresses of his job, which include spending a lot of time traveling, eating bad food, and having poor relationships with people. He dislikes his job, but he keeps it because his parents owe his boss money. Realizing that he has overslept, he tries to think of what he can tell his boss. Then, there is a knock on the door-it's Gregor's mother, who is reminding him of the time. Gregor responds, but he finds that his voice is changed.
