Entry 22: The Metamophosis

"But perhaps a further element was the romantic spirit of girls of her age, which seeks for satisfaction on every occasion, and by which Grete now let herself be tempted to make Gregor's situation even more frightful, so that she could do even more for him than hitherto-because nobody except Grete would ever dare to enter a space in which Gregor on his own dominated the bare walls."

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I like Grete, being the younger sister of Gregor she reminds me of myself.  The story is kind of her own coming of age tale so that makes me think she is the protagonist of the story.  She is 17 so Kafka is explaining the attitude of a young woman pretty well.  Teenage girls are known to act for self satisfaction.  She is also cunning in knowing that if she made this decision she would be the only one in control from that point on. That is a very teenage thing to see as a good situation for one's self.