The Search for Meaning and the Conundrum of Authority in The Castle

Authors

  • Kenneth K. Lee University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • David Ross University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47611/jsr.v6i2.390

Keywords:

Kafka, The Castle, bureaucracy, bourgeoisie, authority, language

Abstract

Franz Kafka’s deliberation on the nature of authority in The Castle leads to the conclusion that though authority cannot be escaped, authority fosters communalism and facilitates interpersonal communication.  Kafka’s titular Castle is an impenetrable, oftentimes nonsensical authority, but its inefficient bureaucracy does not lessen its power and instead strengthens it.  Under its influence, K. undertakes a religious enterprise towards accepting the impenetrability of authority.

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Author Biographies

Kenneth K. Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Undergraduate, Department of English and Comparative Literature

David Ross, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Advisor

Published

12-31-2017

How to Cite

Lee, K. K., & Ross, D. (2017). The Search for Meaning and the Conundrum of Authority in The Castle. Journal of Student Research, 6(2), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.47611/jsr.v6i2.390

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Review Articles