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It's a toy novel that sure does put you through a cool psychological experience. But there's no additional depth to it, I see it as a horrors-of-bureacracy/sys
by aportnoy 8y ago
It's a toy novel that sure does put you through a cool psychological experience.
But there's no additional depth to it, I see it as a horrors-of-bureacracy/system-vs-individual-themed amusement park attraction.
- westoncb 8y agoAre you more of a Philip Roth fan? ;)
- xamuel 8y ago>no additonal depth I disagree. It has many different layers of meaning. Besides the plain reading on the face of it, you can also read it in the context of Kafka's own relationship with his father. Or you can read it through the Christian lens, where suddenly instead of an innocent good guy in a dystopic nightmare, the protagonist is a stubborn sinner who refuses to admit his guilt and submit for redemption. And so on and so forth. You can even read the chapters out of order, with the exception of the first and last. It's really a remarkable novel!