克制的粘液质，安静地死去是其最好的归宿

《变形记》真正的可怕之处并不在于捅破那一层纸后的冷漠亲情，而在于，读者会发现一个惊人的事实——故事的结局，Gregor安静地死去，的确是变形这件事情被解决的最佳方式。毕竟大虫子不是猫猫狗狗，在一般人眼里，家里出现的大虫子不仅可怕而且可憎，而且这只大虫子无法以任何方式表达出他具有Gregor的意识，还只能给家人徒增麻烦。

猜想一下，也许这只大虫子（能整个覆盖住一幅画，这个事实表明这只变形虫size不小）像狗一样吃了食物摇摇尾巴叫两声，体现出互动意识，会使沟通成为可能，处境会好一些？但是别忘了，从家庭的经济支柱，一夜间变为一只只能增添麻烦的寄生虫，这样的身份跨度，使类宠物行为习得变得十分困难（Gregor：我是主人啊不是宠物！）。

这就是命。╮(╯▽╰)╭


旧时代的人本主义心理学家以胆汁质、多血质、粘液质、抑郁质区分人格类型（不要瞧不起旧时代，你们都玩过这个测试！），Gregor是个典型的粘液质——安静、刻板、忍耐。事实上，《变形记》文中多次出现粘液，此意象某种意义上象征着这只大虫子的生命活力：

1. Gregor第一次艰难地试图用嘴转钥匙开门，口水混合着不明液体流了下来。"with their (teeth) help he did really get the key to move, paying no heed to the fact that he doubtless was doing himself some injury, because a brown fluid issued from his mouth, ran down over the key and dripped onto the floor." (Kafka, 19)

2. Gregor被粗暴地赶回房间的过程中受伤流出液体。"one of his sides was completely abraded; ugly stains were left on the white floor; now he was stuck tight and wouldn't have been able to stir from the spot; on one side his little legs were hanging up in the air and trembling, those on the other side were painfully crushed on the ground - then his father gave him a strong push from behind that was a truly liberating one, and, bleeding profusely." (Kafka, 24)

3. Gregor在刚变成虫的一段时间内，家人对其还有关照，Gregor内心仿佛受到鼓舞，活动次数多（尽管他不愿让家人看到），爬行留下液体痕迹。"Now, his sister immediately noticed this new diversion that Gregor had discovered for himself - even when crawling he left behind traces of his sticky substance here and there......" (Kafka, 32)

4. 但是在房间被清空，并随后被变成垃圾房后，Gregor的生命活力明显下降，身上粘满了灰尘和垃圾，再也没有粘液了。甚至在被父亲的苹果砸中后，也没有想象中的汁液四溅，有的只是一个烂苹果嵌在肉里。最终，Gregor变成了一具干扁的尸体。"he was also completely covered with dust; he was dragged threads, hairs and crumbs of food around with him on his back and sides;" (Kafka, 44) "Indeed, Gregor's body was completely flat and dry;" (Kafka, 50)

尽管颇具争议，但应该庆幸这只粘液质大虫子完成了他的使命，他自己也感到解脱。