His mother

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 Frail and distressed

 Began relatively soon to want to visit Gregor, but his

father and his sister at first held her back with reasonable
arguments

 Mrs. Samsa seems to maintain her love for Gregor in

contrast to his father
 His mother (cont.….)
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 She is forced to help her family

 Gregor’s mother – physically weak woman, helpless, and

too weak to make her love effective-temporary sickness

 Tries to help Gregor but is disgusted by him