He became fond of a little game in which he climbed to the ceiling, hung himself and then fell to the floor. Since he's been isolated from his family for so long, he's had to find something to do to keep him occupied while he's in his room all day. So, to keep him occupied, “He particularly liked to hang from the ceiling… he might catch himself letting go of the ceiling and landing with a crash on the floor” (12). He felt so isolated from the rest of the family that no one came to visit him except Grete (who only came to clean the room). So he created a little game that he could play alone, since no one could play with him and he had no work to keep him busy. His little game is one of the few things that brought him joy, considering he was going through a period of depression. Kafka also had something like Gregor that brought him joy during depression. He liked to write, even if his father was against it. Kafka portrays the hardships Gregor faced because his family abandoned him, to show how the isolation affected Kafka personally. Grete had noticed the little game he had invented, so out of courtesy she wanted to move the furniture to give him space to walk around freely. She realized she couldn't move the furniture on her own, so she asked her mother for help. Even if Grete had become