Gregor's father wears his work uniform even after he
returns home from work to symbolize how is doing his part to support the family. His
wearing the uniform is an arrogant statement to the family about how important he is.
It would also be a logical inference that he wears the uniform so that Gregor can see
him in it and feel even more bad about his metamorphosis. Gregor was the the provider
for the whole family, and now they all must go out and work for a living. Gregor was
proud of his ability to take care of the family, but it is subtly revealed that the
family are all capable of working and that Gregor didn't have to
carry the burden of the family debts and expenses by himself. The father had a
substantial amount of money left over from his business and the family is also able to
save a portion of the money Gregor gives them. This money could have
been used to get the family out of debt sooner and allow Gregor to get on
with his life sooner, but the family took advantage of Gregor and thoughtlessly let him
continue working for a company and a boss that made him lonely and miserable. The
father is angry that his comfortable retirement and living off of his son is over, and
he is asserting his anger in this rather passive-aggreessive
manner.
The scrupluousness with which he holds himself, as
described in the passage above is further evidence of the pride and arrogance of
Gregor's father. He is not a weak, frail man incapable of working; he is quite fit and
quite capable.
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