ugh he is locked in a little room. He learns of the financial problems and feels terrible that he cannot ease the issue. Gregor also discovers the visitors who rent a room in the apartment. Gregor is also capable of thought and reason even after he mutates. He retains his ability to think like a human, yet has a different outlook on his life to that of a beetle. He is able to decipher what type of food a beetle enjoys through a reasonable process of guessing and checking. "One after another and with tears of satisfaction in his eyes he quickly devoured the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the fresh food, on the other hand, had no charms for him" (Kafka 975). It was not until the end of his life that he realized how lonesome he has always been. "In this state of vacant and peaceful meditation he remained until the tower clock struck thre!
             e in the morning. The first broadening of light in the world outside the window entered his consciousness once more" (Kafka 992). The light that he sees refers to his last thought, the last piec
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