Answer:
A symbol is the magazine cutout of a lady with a fur hat, fur boa, and fur muff.
Step-by-step explanation:
After Gregor wakes up from his transformation, the first thing he notices is “the picture which he had recently cut out of a glossy magazine and lodged in a pretty gilt frame.” The cutout being placed in a gilt frame reveals that the specific picture may hold sentimental value to Gregor. This symbolizes that before his metamorphosis, Gregor may have longed for a life of luxury as shown by the woman’s fur accessories. Later on in the novel, this picture also symbolizes humanity. When Gregor’s sister and mother start cleaning out his room of all the furniture, the first thing that Gregor aims to protect from them is the picture. The reason Gregor doesn’t want them to take the furniture is that he’s worried he’ll forget his human life, and rather than trying to save a more conventional piece of furniture that a human might use, he chooses the picture. The picture and its sentimental value to Gregor remind him of the time he was human.