Poor Gregor Samsa. This guy wakes up one morning to discover that he's become a "monstrous 
vermin" 
As he struggles to come to terms with his new body he realizes that he's (gasp!) late for his 
job as a traveling salesman. First his mother then his father and sister knock on his bedroom 
door in an effort to get him out of bed. His supervisor the office manager arrives to inquire about 
his absence. With his parents pleading with the office manager outside his bedroom door and 
his sister sobbing in another room they're upset because they think he's sick or shirking his 
responsibilities Gregor manages to crawl to his bedroom door open it and reveal to everyone 
his shocking new buggy form.