A while back when I was in high school English, we had to read The Metamorphosis. After we all finished reading it, we discussed the symbolism and message. One major point my teacher made was that "the apple thrown at Gregor could easily easily represent the apple from the Garden of Eden". Another fantastic point made was that the book endorsed laissez faire capitalism.
Why are American schools so shitty?
>>7681066
All schools are shitty.
>>7681066
>the book endorsed laissez faire capitalism.
Kafka was a raving socialist; in fact, some of his friends stopped speaking to him because of how outspoken he was. So I'm fairly certain that that interpretation is quite incorrect.
>the whale represents god, insanity, society, mankind, endangered species, natural disaster, satan, poseidon, obsession, and love
>no, look it up
>>7681068
I went to school in Canada and we discussed the Metamorphosis as a metaphor for disability, living as an artist, and homosexuality. Our teacher was an Indian-Guyanese woman with a masters in English literature. For my final project I analyzed The Cannibal by John Hawkes and got a 95.
>>7681098
>Indian-Guyanese
mfw i'm Indian and i'm not surprised but still i think your school was shit otherwise you'd not be wasting time here.
>>7681076
In our class the teacher proposed that it was the exact opposite, that it was a criticism of the laissez faire system
that would seem far more reasonable than what OP's fuckwit teacher drew out of it
>>7681156
Well my teacher was also a proud libertarian and I went to school in the Southeastern US. We also read Anthem by Ayn Rand that year
Symbolism is shit
