Read the sentences from paragraph 6 in Part I of The Metamorphosis.

And even if he caught the train, there was no avoiding a blow up with the boss, because the firm’s errand boy would’ve waited for the five o’clock train and reported the news of his absence long ago. He was the boss’s minion, without backbone or intelligence.

How does the author use figurative language in the sentence to contribute to the meaning of the passage?


to illustrate how ineffectual and incompetent Gregor is at this job

to convey the sense of camaraderie Gregor feels with his coworkers

to emphasize Gregor's unfair and exhausting working conditions

to contrast the rigidness of Gregor's boss with the unpredictability of traveling in a city