Allegory In Plato's Room

The room is a metaphor for a reverse Plato’s Cave. Instead of a man who is confined to a cave for his life, the man, Gregor, is part of the outside world and confined to a room.

Gregor is a worldly man, who loses his mobility when he becomes a “vermin”. He is confined to his room and iss punished for leaving his room. His efforts to leave his room are always met with physical and/or emotional trauma. Gregor learns to feel shame which acts as his main motivation for staying in his room.

Gregor’s eyesight worsens as the story progresses. All he is able to see is blurs towards the end. This is reminiscent of the prisoners of the cave because they can only view their shadows, which are abstract figures cast by real items.

His sister limits
The reader finds that the most troubling part of being isolated after exposure to the world is holding on to one's
The author says “He was forced to admit to himself that he could not stand all of this much longer.” (pg. 27) when describing the scene in which the sister and mother empty Gregor’s room.

He is motivated by sentimental feelings towards his furniture to protect artifacts of his life before his incarceration. He becomes so agitated by the women moving his furniture that he climbs on the wall to stop his mother from moving a picture. He knows his appearance is an affront to his other, but in the moment he hardly cares. This is distinctly out of character as Gregor is very considerate about his family’s feelings.

Gregor is inconsiderate of his family when a fondness from his past is subjected to criticism.
On page 38, paragraph one, the author describes Gregor desires to take his sister to his room and tell her of the conservatory he intended to send her to. This would be impossible but he is so compelled by her music, which summons the desire, that he exposes himself to the borders. He is driven to such an inconsiderate state because the boarder’s express annoyance towards the sister’s violin