Looking back on your childhood you would realize that your parents did their best to keep you fervent and only punish you if you did wrong. Gregor was treated the opposite, In The Metamorphosis Kafka portrays Gregor's neglectful father showing lack of love, isolation and treating Kafka like a real insect rather than a son. If Gregor's father, Mr. Samsa, didn't neglect him, Gregor would still feel like a bug because of the other things going on, such as having a stressful job, no close friends, and most importantly, no one to vent to. Gregor is a loveless boy in his own way. From the beginning of the story Gregor woke up feeling terrible, it turns out he woke up like a bug. If you feel so horrible that you wake up feeling like a bug, your life must be miserable. Contributing to horrible parenting and neglectful actions, the lack of love is shown in various ways in The Metamorphosis. From the family, Gregor's boss, and understood the lifestyle he has. “I'm constantly seeing new faces, no relationships that last or become more intimate. (1.4) “ . The situation Gregor finds himself in with the job he has, he travels a lot and doesn't have time to meet people who will bond and have a relationship with him. Family members continue to insist that Gregor is no longer part of the family. Gregor was treated unreasonably, his father considered only the harshest treatment for him. Careless actions can lead to poor mental and emotional health, social difficulties. (Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2013). Long-term consequences of child abuse and neglect.) Lack of love can lead to questioning one's existence. Gregor was alone before he became an insect, the situation only made him realize how useless he actually was. No friends, no family and nothing… half the paper… reality. As a result, they start criticizing themselves instead. For example, if a person is called a “loser,” when a mistake is made, his internal voice will also learn to call him a loser.” Once called “it,” Gregor realized he was nothing more than an insect that no one loved. The relationship in the family was not similar to that of other families. A father is supposed to love the child and teach him how to be a man and respect others, not abuse. In The Metamorphosis Kafka portrays Gregor's neglectful father as showing lack of love, isolation and treating Kafka like a real insect rather than a son. . Kafka suffered more mental abuse than physical abuse, which is why he had social problems as an adult. In reality no child should be treated so badly that they feel like they have woken up like a bug and their family wants nothing to do with them.