symbolism of Kafka's Metamorphosis - Samsa

[Mary Hill]

i am new to this but maybe the apple is a constant reminder of the hate his father has for him since he did not take the family business? or a reminder of hate/resentment his family has towards him for becoming a such "burden" to them?
i first read this book many years ago as a senior in high school. i was part of a g/t honors class. Out of thirty students i stood alone when our teacher asked who liked the book.This book actually hit so close to home for me that i get teary eyed thinking about gregor and his struggles. I try to get others to read it now but they look at me like i am crazy i am now in a college comp class and i am going to use this for a literary anal. i read a paper on a kafka site about the importance of deviants in society and gregor. can any one think of a similar topic or angle that i might use to write my paper?

[Starlighttears]

Thanks so much for that post! Through that, I decided to look into Franz Kafka and I discovered that Kafka’s books are “filled with the themes and archetypes of alienation, physical and psychological brutality, parent-child conflict, characters on a terrifying quest, labyrinths of bureaucracy, and mythical transformations.” He had also had a complicated and troubled relationship with his father, which could have had a impact on his writing. In this book, Gregor’s father was also portrayed as obsessive and violent. Kafka had also worked as a travelling sales representative for a small portion of his life. Another work of Kafka’s was his Brief an den Vater, which was a letter to his father. His father was described as a demanding character and the dominant figure, which his mother was quiet and shy. The Kafka’s family also had a servant girl who lived with them in their apartment. Coincidence? I think not!