After his metamorphosis, Gregor demonstrates he is still humane because he is considerate enough to avoid visibility.
Although his back is slightly crushed and he cannot get in all the way, Gregor scuttles under the couch and remains there out of sight during the night. He feels that he should "lie low" and,
show[ing] his family every possible consideration, help them bear the inconvenience which he simply had to cause them in his present condition. (Ch.2)
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After his metamorphosis, Gregor demonstrates he is still humane because he is considerate enough to avoid visibility.
Although his back is slightly crushed and he cannot get in all the way, Gregor scuttles under the couch and remains there out of sight during the night. He feels that he should "lie low" and,
show[ing] his family every possible consideration, help them bear the inconvenience which he simply had to cause them in his present condition. (Ch.2)
One day Gregor's sister, who has taken on the responsibility of feeding him and tending to his needs, enters his room earlier than usual. He is still looking out the window she has pulled a chair beside. At the sight of him, she springs back and locks the door. Consequently, he hides under the couch. When she comes into his room at noon, she still seems uneasy. This uneasiness causes Gregor to decide she is still repulsed by him. So, he puts a sheet over the couch that he can hide under and be completely out of sight:
the job took four hours—and [he] arranged it in such a way that he was now completely covered up and his sister could not see him even when she stooped. (Ch.2)
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