I have chosen to write this essay on Franz Kafka, one of the best writers of the twentieth century. Kafka executed his works with precise creativity and foreboding charm. In this paper, I will examine Kafka's background, The Trial which is the book I read for the purpose of writing this essay, and past reading assignments pertaining to Kafka.
Kafka was born in Prague, July 3, 1883. His father was a self-made middle class Jewish merchant who raised his children in the hopes of assimilating them into the mainstream society of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The offical ruling language of the empire was German, so Franz attended German grammar school and later the German Gymnasium. …
