in both the film and the novella, gregor’s death is presented as a relief to gregor.
evidence from the book-
Relief is shown in the book when gregor dies and Mr Samsa says ” now we can give thanks to god”
this quote shows that gregors father is almost thanking god for the death of his son however i don’t feel he is conscious that in the body of this beetle is his actual son, the one that once was the provider of the household and took care of them.
evidence from the film-
the scene in the film where gregor dies is quite an oxymoronic scene. when the family realizes that gregors dead a sad song begins to play in the background,

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