Franz Kafka was the most prominent writer of the late nineteenth and twentieth century. However, Franz Kafka never had a chance to bask in his fame prevalent in society today. Franz Kafka had redefined story telling by writing stories that although strange, highlights the weird things in life. He often writes with an eerie and slightly disturbing feeling. Franz Kafka transports you to a surreal, strange world that is suspended in time and space. Franz Kafka discusses the despair, the loneliness, and the meaningless of life throughout his stories. Often times reading his stories just once does not uncover the true meaning of Franz Kafka’s words. Franz Kafka’s works requires re-reading in order to decipher deeper meanings in his choice of words. Many have adopted the word Kafkaesque. Franz Kafka evidently shows us that we are all responsible for our own fates. Throughout “The Metamorphosis”, Gregor’s dissatisfaction for his life seems to be in his own hands. It ultimately is Gregor’s decision to continue being in his position where he is constantly taken advantage of. Franz Kafka highlights that there is no happiness in …show more content…
Franz Kafka developed a tendency to have a person who is plagued by self-doubt, mediocre at best, and frightened and cowardly. This type of character made it easier to sympathize with. Not everyone wants to be that hero. Sometimes the hard truth is the most interesting. Franz Kafka pioneered the concept of re-reading. Every one of his sentences contain a hook, catching you and placing you into a world that is so unfamiliar you become intrigued. No sentence ever has the same meaning in a different person’s eyes. The weirdest part about Franz Kafka’s world is that you can always find some point where you can relate to. Perhaps that is the reason why Franz Kafka is so important to us. Franz Kafka presented us a world where none of us could