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As you no doubt can tell by now, The Metamorphosis is a highly symbolic text. Identify the following symbols to determine their
meaning.
MONSTROUS
VERMIN OR BUG
FOOD
THE APPLE
PICTURE OF THE GIRL
IN GREGORS ROOM
BLINDNESS,
NEARSIGHTEDNESS
THE LODGERS
Themes in The Metamorphosis
MATTER (in relation to existential, surrealist
THEME SAY (quote) MEAN
and/or modernist ideology) ?
Transformation
Economic
effects on
human
relationships
Family duty
Alienation /
Isolation
Freedom and
escapism
Guilt
Personal
identity