gregor samsa · metamorphosis · tragic · lonely · insectoid · human mind · submissive · horror · isolated · non-violent
The walls of the room shine with a thin, sickly film. In the cramped space between a bulky wardrobe and a writing desk, a terrible secret is revealed: a gigantic insect, the size of a man, lies prostrate on the floor. Its many legs shudder intermittently, some lifeless, as the creature maintains a petrified silence, ignoring the existence of everything beyond its own suffering.