Explanation: In "The Metamorphosis", by Franz Kafka, Gregor tries to stop Grete from removing the picture of the woman from his room by covering it with his body. Grete, Gregor's sister wants to take all the pieces of furniture from Gregor's room, taking away from him things that he cherished. To protect the picture of the woman from his room, he pressed himself against the glass that held it in place.
The underlined verb is becoming because when you look at the is becoming you see that it is in present tense and active voice. The is carries the present tense and the becoming carries the progressive aspect.
