Gregor Samsa Chapter 1 Summary

Gregor Samsa is out about the town, it is a cool Sunday afternoon. Gregor is meeting a women, named Julie, which he had met a few times before. They are going to have lunch and walk around the park; getting to know each other more. Gregor is nervous, just like the other times, in meeting Julie. Gregor gets to the coffee shop before Julie; Gregor order their coffee. Gregor waits and waits and waits, but Julie never shows. He drank his coffee and hers while waiting. It was half past two when Gregor finally looked at his watch; it had been nearly two hours since Julie and Gregor were supposed to meet. This makes Gregor flustered, and he storms out of the coffee shop making a scene.
While Gregor is walking down the street back to his home; he sees Julie on the opposite side of the street. Gregor darts across traffic, almost getting hit several times by cars. When Gregor finally gets to Julie, he grabs her by the arm; out of breathe he pauses what he was going to say to her. When Gregor finally catches his breathe he says
“How could you stand me up like that? I like you and thought that you liked me.”
Julie responds but only after a deep sigh.
“I’m sorry Gregor but I don’t feel
Gregor decides he’s going to make a giant shoe and stomp on Julie like a roach; just like she did with is heart. Gregor gets to work immediately on his giant shoe idea. By the next morning after almost 15 hours’ worth of work, Gregor’s shoe is complete. Gregor calls up Julie and asks her to meet with him, as he has a surprise to show her. Julie agrees to meet Gregor, but only if they meet at the park. Gregor agrees to meet Julie at the park. It is 12:30 when Julie gets to the park and there is no sign of Gregor anywhere. Then all of a sudden; there is this loud noise coming down the street. Julie turns around, only to see Gregor wearing a giant shoe. Gregor tells Julie and everyone else at the park to remain