Let's talk about this kid's room

This is one of the creepiest bedrooms I've ever seen in a movie. I want to know what this kid's home life is like that his parents are cool with him having a room like this. I will list all things wrong with this room.

1. Queen sized bed. What teenager has a queen sized bed? Twin is the norm, sometimes full if they're really rich. Archie is not rich though, at the beginning Brother Leon calls him poor 'not wealthy'. How did he get this queen sized bed? I don't think that's his parents room either because just a few scenes later he's walking around shirtless on the phone in there and that's not something you do in your parent's room.

2. No headboard. So, you have a queen sized bed. That's a nice bed deserving of a nice frame. Any frame worth its salt will come with a headboard. Yet this bed does not. It's just pushed up against the wall. That can't be comfortable to just sit with your head up against the wall at all times.

3. Only one pillow. Pillows aren't that expensive, just get another one???? Another reason I don't think this is his parent's room because that would require more than one pillow. Granted, he could have a single dad but either way that's definitely not his father's room. Also, since he doesn't have a headboard why not get one of those backrest pillows? That would be way more comfortable than just sitting with your back against the wall with just one pillow.

A nice backrest that I would suggest he buy

4. Two of the exact same lamp and two of the exact same nightstand. He's just one teenage boy, why does he have his room set up like a couple's? The bed is centered and he's got two lamps and two nightstands. He doesn't have a girlfriend because he's fucking creepy so there's no reason for the room to be set up like this. Did his parents buy lamps and nightstands in bulk and decided he could have two of each? And he doesn't even have anything on the nightstands besides an alarm clock and some kind of box that I don't know what it's supposed to be. Oh and a phone I guess but he moves that around. It's also impeccably clean, probably because he apparently owns a grand total of three things.

5. The artwork. So on the left we see that he has a painting of a wolf in a living room. It's kind of in an impressionist style and actually a pretty nice painting. Then in the center we see a bunch of framed dead butterflies. Is butterfly collecting a hobby of his? He's got a bunch of them and is even holding one in this scene. That's a strange hobby for a teen boy to have, something I would expect of someone older. Finally on the right we see a small painting of Napoleon Bonaparte??? I get why the director would include that in there for foreshadowing/metaphorical purposes. Archie is like Napoleon and will be brought down like in Waterloo bla bla bla. I don't know that much about Napoleon, I skipped over the chapters about him when I read Les Miserables. Probably all the artwork is metaphorical but it's still super creepy. Does he not have any band posters? Does he even like any contemporary bands? All we see is him listening to classical music. What about movie posters? Or drawings? Anything?? Literally anything that normal teen boy would have hanging in his room? He's so weird. 

There's the butterfly

6. Why is he sitting like that? He is sitting so properly with his back straight against the wall, his legs just stretched flat out in front of him. Is that comfortable? It cannot be easy to sit like that for long amounts of time. I don't know about you, but when I talk on the phone in my room I like to be comfortable and lie down. Or sometimes I walk around. I don't know anybody who sits perfectly still in that position. To be fair, earlier in the movie he's talking on the phone in there and is just hunched over what I assume is like a desk or something, and then later he's walking around talking on the phone. But here he's just sitting like that. To prove a point, I am also sitting in that position at this exact moment and okay it's not that bad but also not how I would choose to sit. Also, he takes the time to remove his shoes before getting in bed but he doesn't bother with the tie? I've never had to wear a uniform for school so I don't know how common it is for kids to just keep their uniform on when they get home. Does he not own any other clothes? He can't even put on a t-shirt? Did his father blow all their money on buying queen sized mattresses and nightstands so that his son has to wear his uniform 24/7?

Okay anyway, his room freaked me out but I dig the symbolism of the artwork. The painting of a wolf in a living room- clearly the wolf represents Archie and how he's a bloodthirsty animal hiding in a civilized place. He makes school a living hell for the other students when schools claim to be safe spaces, much like a wolf would make a cozy living room dangerous. 

The butterflies, to me, represent the other students. He doesn't do what he does to crush and destroy the boys at school, but rather to make them into trophies to show off his great power, and if they don't comply then to make examples of them. Every time an assignment is completed it's like another butterfly added to the board for him to show off. To collect and frame butterflies one cannot just crush and kill it, they have to be careful not to damage it and then gently pin it to the board. This reflects how he comes up with his assignments. He detests violence and prefers psychological manipulation, something that requires precise planning and a deft hand much like butterfly collecting.

I think the Napoleon painting is obvious. Foreshadowing that he's a conquerer that's gonna fall bla bla bla whatever. That one is too on the nose for me. 

Alright that's all I got about his room. Stay tuned for more analyses.