Secrets

Secrets

Within these three stories a common theme is the idea of keeping secretes -which the characters believe will help them- that come back and hurt them in the end. In the example of Pip he has kept the secret of his meeting with the convict and the entire scary scene. Instead of expressing his fear to Joe-a person that Pip should trust- he keeps it all to himself. This fear is then reignited in two separate instances- in the pub, and on the train coming home- that are enough to make Pip experience his initial terror all over again.
Secrets are also kept in Metamorphosis, as Gregor's goal is to get out of his home which is something he never truly spoke out towards his parents. When he finally is turned into the bug and in his last few moments of having the ability to speak, Gregor tries to hide the truth of hi being a bug from his employer and his family in the hopes that he himself can overcome it. Sadly this is not the case, and as his condition deteriorates he is no longer even considered saying anything to his parents.

Finally, in the Judgment secretes are kept by the son in an attempt to keep his father in the dark. By not telling his father the full truth, the son is caught in a lie by the one person he never thought would out him- his father- making him suddenly become overwhelmed with shock and despair. The keeping of secrets leads to this eventual confrontation and in this extreme case the son ultimately takes his own life.