My interpretation or Gregor Samsa from Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis"
So um... Yeah first art piece in years on this website. I've always interpreted Metamorphosis in general to be a critique on ableism during the 20th century, as then, and even now, abled bodied People view people who are disabled in a light that they're "useless" (saying this as a disabled person myself). And Gregor's family viewed him as a burden for his "sudden" problem. All of Kafka's works have a drop of absurdism with metaphorical meanings, and that's what I find beautiful in his writing. The metamorphosis is a very sad book when you humanize Gregor.
As well as about the drawing, in the 2nd sketch I've tried implementing the "bug/cockroach"-like characteristics in some way. Gregor in my interpretation was abled bodied before the happenings of the book, and then got in a very awful accident which completely distorted his face, as well caused him to be amputated (this why he can't quite move throughout the book).
I just rlly love Gregor Samsa, ok?
