The Persistent Insect

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…the roaches can be paralleled to the intense disliking that Eddie feels towards the gangs of Fresno; thus being the greatest reason as to why the cockroaches symbolize the gangs. In short, I conclude that the cockroaches of Buried Onions symbolize the gangs of Fresno, because of their tenacity, their characteristics, their stubbornness in never truly leaving the apartment, and because of the hate that Eddie feels towards them; they are truly the persistent insect.