Read the passage from "the metamorphosis," by franz kafka. then answer the question. which of the following best summarizes the following part of kafka's the metamorphosis? a. gregor notices a difference in his father, after which the father attacks and injures gregor. b. gregor's father appears more business–like to gregor. c. people are powerless and must dislike the things they fear. d. gregor's father throws an apple at gregor.

The option that best summarizes the following part of Kafka's The Metamorphosis is A. Gregor notices a difference in his father, after which the father attacks and injures Gregor.

The Metamorphosis is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first published in 1915. The novella follows the salesman Gregor Samsa who wakes one morning inexplicably shifted into a huge insect and subsequently struggling to adapt to this new condition.

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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