What does the phrase “our color works to camouflage our / character and promise — at least, in certain eyes” mean as it is used in the poem (Lines 15-16)?

What makes the literal, word-for-word translation of “the metamorphosis” hard to read

Tell the story of a romantic couple you know use reciprocal reflexive forms of verbs to tell what happened between them and when. use stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns as needed to talk about their families and their difficulties. use familiar commands to give examples of advice you give to each member of the couple on important issues.

What is the tone of the underlined sentence,"george was in no rush apparently