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Plot & Subplot The play opens with Gregor and his family entering the stage one by one. His transformation into a beetle is narrated. As he wakes up for work, he looks at his clock, and the ticking of this that marks the idea of time forever moving on recurs throughout the play. It is made clear that Gregor is already late for work. His job is described - "up again at four am...to catch the five am train", which shows that he works many antisocial hours to provide for his family. He is the sole earner of the family - "I have to work to keep them" - so his family will suffer if he cannot make it to work. The implication is that whilst Gregor suffers through work and his family gain from it, Gregor might gain from not being able to work as he will not have the stresses...

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