In Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, the picture of Venus in Furs hanging from the wall of Gregor symbolizes the past that he holds, desiring wealth and beauty. When her sister and mother try to remove the objects from the room, Gregor stops her sister removing the picture by clinging to it. The picture is his last destination for his past like a drug for a drug-addict. It is a last element from his life before the transformation.
