What elements of the story operate at two levels, as elements and as symbols of something?
Freud describes us as two-brained: unconscious and conscious. What signs are there that Gregor and his family are operating at two levels?
We are all animals. (Sorry, it's true.) How does Gregor becoming a creature emphasize this?
Modernist literature is about futility, alienation, and the absurd. Which elements of these are in Metamorphosis and where?
Gregor experiences many emotions. Was he emotional before being a vermin? Or is this bringing it out in him? Was he repressed before? Is this his id unleashed?
Absurd literature can sometimes be comic. Was there anything that makes you laugh or at least smile?
