Symbols, Motifs, and Themes in 'The Metamorphosis.'
‘The Metamorphosis’ is a story about Gregor Samsa, a man who one day transforms into a gaint disgusting bug written by Franz Kafka. In the novel, Kafka have made use of symbols (an idea or object used to represent something) and motifs (reoccurring idea or concept that is used in the story) throughout the novel.
Apples are the important symbol that have been used repeatedly used by Kafka. In Bible, apples are considered a fruit of good and evil. When seeing Gregor’s transformation his mother faints, so Gregor fills his pockets with apples for the cure of his wife. He also load some on the back of Gregor, but that injures him which leads to death. Here, apples represents life and death which also leads to its theme.
Spring is another symbol in the novel which is developed after Gregor’s death which symbolizes hope and revewal. These symbols further develop the theme of family duty and responsibility.
The feature detectors identified by hubel and wiesel respond to specific aspects of visual stimulation.
The answer is visual because with that stimulation they tried to find out the effect of unilateral vision on the primary visual cortex of the brain. According to the work done, it was suggested that if the developing brain is not exposed to superimposed images of the two eyes, it will never form the connections you need to process a three-dimensional scene. The purpose of the experiment was to find out how the brain can develop complex visual images.
Spiritually i think if I’m not right I’m sorry
