Part I
The father drives Gregor back into his room, hissing "like a savage," his first display of aggressive force.
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From Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The father, initially depicted as broken and dependent on Gregor, reasserts patriarchal authority after the transformation, becoming Gregor's chief antagonist.
Part II, the apple scene
The father hurls apples at Gregor; one lodges in his back and festers, eventually contributing to his death — a famously Freudian wound.
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The father in his bank messenger's uniform — "now he was standing there in fine shape" — symbolizing his restored vigor at Gregor's expense.
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