Franz Kafka Research Paper

Franz Kafka and his writing
Authors write stories influenced by their lives and personal experiences good and bad. When the German author Franz Kafka writes The Trial, his personal experiences with law and life come through with clairvoyance. Franz Kafka was born on July 3 1883, into a time under threefold prejudice; the Czechs felt oppressed by the Austrian-Germans and, in turn, oppressed the Jews(Sulkes). Franz, being non-Czech, non-Austrian and a Jew, had to grow up in a time where no one could have treated him fairly and this comes through in his book. Joseph K. awakes in his bedroom and is told that he is under arrest(The Trial 1). His wardens act unprofessionally and the interviewer is vague in his answers, as if he was only told
Herrman Kafka’s chief focus on money and status, however, turned him autocratic and irascible. Franz never had a peaceful relationship with his father and even wrote a one hundred page letter to convey his bitterness(Sulkes). The letter was supposed to be sent to his father by his mother but he never received the letter(Sulkes). This attitude towards his father is vented out in his character’s feelings towards their fathers. Joseph K. receives a letter from his uncle Leni announcing his arrival to help with case. K. only sees his name and his thoughts are more agitated than thankful, even exasperated. “K. was less alarmed by the arrival of his uncle since for a long time he had been shrinking from it in anticipation.”(The Trial 99)”.
His mother, however, was often the peacemaker in the family and is where Kafka most likely inherited his compassion towards others(Sulkes). This may be why women in The Trial were always trying to help K. in his trial or helped through in some advice. Frau Grubach, his landlady, is described as cordial and seems to be someone K. confides in. She gives the greatest advice and even tries to comfort and reassure K. about his arrest(The Trial