One morning, after a restless dream, Gregor Samsa wakes up transformed into a monstrous insect. What did he dream? What blows from the unconscious turned him into a bug? Little by little, Gregor will witness, from the corner of his room, the gradual collapse of a world that had imposed on him all the masculine expectations: he is no longer the best salesman, he can no longer provide for his family; instead, he becomes a burden, the shame of the household.