Talk:Eto Yoshimura/@comment-26306690-20151228224613/@comment-25047329-20151229002055

^Those two stories definitely came to mind. I haven't read all of Kafka's work's yet so I don't know what other stories these themes are prevalent in, but those two seem to be the most famous for it. Then there's "A crossbreed" which has been directly referenced, but the parental influence is more indirect. Which is unique in this case depending on how the idea of "parent and child" is interpreted. I suppose a theme that could be read into it is the burden parents leave behind for their children when they die. Reminds me a bit of Kanae's story too.