Absurdity and Injustice in Human Life in Franz Kafka's The Trial Directorate of the Federal Ministry of Education in Erbil
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https://doi.org/10.61841/9dd7gp18Keywords:
Injustice, absurdity, pain, frustrationAbstract
This paper examines the absurdity of life and the impossibility of justice in Franz Kafka's The Trial (1924) which is a coherent philosophical novel, simulating the futility of human action in a futile world accusing the individual of sins, this individual has no choice in. The protagonist finds himself in a bitter struggle against very vague judicial procedures. This novel, seemingly absurd, has always continued to arouse very diverse interpretations. It could be a report of a bureaucratic inhumanity, a warning of totalitarianism, or a metaphorical expression of anti-Semitism. Between this and that, this novel is seen as a handle of the absurd and surreal mood.
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