Gregor's Room

Gregor's Room

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    After reading The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, I saw very dull, cold, and bland colors. I chose to paint the mattress, pillow, and box spring gray, to resemble concrete, as it represents the frigid and uncomfortable aura of the room in which Gregor slept. The hints of purple in the furniture pieces, such as the blanket, bed frame, and lamp, represent the dark corners and niches of the room that I visualized while reading the story and contrast well with the gray, while still keeping a cold tone to the entirety of the piece. Gregor is represented on the blanket, instead of being physically on the bed, to symbolizes his inability to get out of this nightmare.