LITERARY TRIAL OF ‘THE TRIAL’
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Franz Kafka, born in Prague (Present day Czech Republic) in the year 1833 was one of the most influential philosophers and writers of his time. He was the eldest son of a middle-class Jewish family. His father Hermann Kafka was a merchant while his mother Julie Löwy was a homemaker. Prague was the capital of Bohemia, a kingdom that was part of the AustroHungarian Empire. After studying law at the University of Prague, he worked in insurance and wrote in the evenings. In 1923, he moved to Berlin to focus on writing, but died of tuberculosis shortly after. His closest friend Max Brod published some of his works after he died1. Some of the most famous works of Franz Kafka are- Metamorphosis, The Trial, The Castle, Amerika etc. This research article tries to form a critical analysis of ‘The Trial’, a classic which talks about the ill and vague proceedings of the judicial system during the early 20th century in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This paper shall try to justify as to how The Trial is an ethical and cultural performance. The paper shall also try to find a link between law and literature using
Richard Posner’s and Martha C. Nussbaum’s views on the same. Lastly, the paper will try to link present case laws and the story of ‘The Trial’ to show its contemporary relevance.
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