Gregor Samsa is a bug…
Gregor Samsa is a creepy little bug…

When you wake after uneasy dreams
And you’re stuck on your back, or so it seems
So you think it through, and you realize now
You have turned into a bug

When the light is dim, and you’re all alone
And you’re not a man, but a cockroach
There’s a knock on the door, and your back is sore…

Your dad, is here!
And you are still a bug
But before he walks in through the door
Get out of bed,
Crawl on the floor to

Hide the fact that you’ve turned into a bug
You’re a roach so your arms are too short to give a hug.
And you feel like you simply can not win
And you’ll never hear Grete’s violin
And it sucks that you can’t go into work today…
‘Cuz you are a bug.

And if only your family could like you
And appreciate all the things you do
Maybe then you wouldn’t have turned into
A creepy little bug!

But your father’s mean and your mother’s cold
And you’re really sad being all alone

Better dodge those apples, drink that milk
stay away from your bed
the sheets are silk!

Beware!
Your bed!
Because you’re a gross bug

And you don’t want to get it covered in slime
And you know you’re not
Even worth a dime

Your smile fades as you see the woman in fur
Taken off of the wall by your mom and sister
And the boarders invade your privacy
And you think you’re tripping on ecstasy.
And you wish that you could just die which you finally do
Cuz you were a bug.

You’re a creepy, slimy bug
You’re an ugly, scary, nasty, horrible, abnormally large
cock a roach

This is our depiction of the scene where Gregor is being bombarded by apples from his father and his mother went to stop him.

Memento Mori (“remember that you have to die”): Latin expression; artistic or symbolic reminders of mortality

symbols in Metamorphosis: apples, insect, dark background

Healy – Metamorphosis – prd 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMXEs_9-Rd0

^^ watch link

Our creative project features two art forms, music and visual art, that intertwine to create a duet that speaks for The Metamorphosis’ purpose and tone. The music is composed by Kreisler, an Eastern European violinist and composer. This violin piece, Recitativo and Scherzo Op. 6, represents Gregor’s life before his transformation. After this introduction, the sound of crawling bugs are introduced into the piece, representing Gregor’s new characteristics. The murkiness of this combination generates a legitimate portrayal of Gregor’s reality. The violin is frequently mentioned in The Metamorphosis and is an object that is used to represent beauty, as well as Gregor’s humanity and bond with his family. Before Gregor transformed into an insect he used the violin as a way to connect to his sister Grete. Even once gregor transformed, the sound of the violin was what connected him to the feelings that he had when he was still a man. This is something we displayed in the animated short as the violin is shown slowly disappearing behind multiple insects. This animation of the instruments represents what is left of Gregor’s humanity and how it is slowly disappearing, causing him to loose grasp of the ideals and mannerisms that he once had.