The correct answer is B. Both sons are under immense pressure to provide for their families and become businessmen, while their personal preferences lie elsewhere. They are incapable of resisting their fathers' imposing and authoritative attitudes. That is why Gregor symbolically transforms into a disgusting insect and eventually dies, incapable of dealing with his own anxiety and the family's hostility. Kafka's father reportedly beat him. So does Gregor's father, who throws an apple, which gets stuck in his back and makes him unable to move.
