Personal Life
What is one example of Franz Kafka's writings?
"The Trial", "The Metamorphosis"
What is "The Trial" basically about?
"The Trial" is basically about a man who gets arrested with no apparent reason, and nobody knows why, or at least, won't tell him why.
What happens to the main character in "The Metamorphosis?"
In "The Metamorphosis", the main character turns into a cockroach.
How does Kafka get inspiration for most of his work?
Kafka gets inspiration from his own personal life. He used some of his pieces to share his experiences and to express his emotions.
Where was Franz Kafka born?
Prague, Czech Republic
What is the basic meaning of "The Trial?"
"The Trial" expresses the guilt of life and the basic meaning is that sometimes there's no rhyme or reason as to why things happen.
What was the financial status of the main character's family, and where did the main character work?
The main character was a salesperson for a company in which his family owes a large debt to.
How do some people characterize "The Trial" as?
"The Trial" is characterized as a novel that "escapes all classification" and transports the readers into an "atmosphere of hallucination and strange disquiet."
Did Kafka and his father have a positive or negative relationship?
Negative
What does "The Trial" symbolize?
The trial strongly symbolizes Kafka’s own experiences and is based on him falling in love with his wife's friend.
How does his family react to the sudden transformation?
His family no longer sees him as no longer useful and try to kill him.
Franz Kafka has dramatized the "alienation of the individual in a fathomless world."
What did Franz Kafka die of?
Tuberculosis
What was Kafka's intention for writing "The Trial?"
Kafka’s intention was to write about his affairs in real life by implying that he had no idea what was going on, and that he wasn’t guilty for anything.
How does the main character's family rely on him?
The family relies on the main character for money.
What can some of Kafka's writing be described as?
His writing can be described as something of "dreadful quality mixed with immense tenderness, oddly good humor, and a certain severe and reassuring formality".
Summarize Kafka's romance life.
Kafka was engaged to Felice Bauer, but then backed out. He re-entered the relationship, but fell in love with her sister, and eventually, lost both of them.
What happens when the man tries to seek the Law?
When the man seeks the Law, the doorkeeper does not let him through, and he tries everything to get through but can't.
Name 4 themes of "The Metamorphosis".
Alienation, identity, guilt, tragedy
What do Kafka's story stress?
His stories stress the strain and struggle, with seeking, searching, questing, asking, and the struggle is endless, and resolves in death.