Depicting the struggles of living in a modern society, Kafka struggles to achieve the high demands and acceptance from others. In Kafka’s case it’s his father who he yearns to please, but constantly getting shut out when stuck in a desperate time of need and attention. Due to constant pressure and lack of care and interest, Kafka develops anxiety disorders, as well as a lack of self-confidence and a need to have reassurance with everything he accomplishes. Although having emotional disorders, the conditions characterize Kafka allowing him to be able to create short stories with his own distinctive twist. Due to this Franz Kafka has an unmistakable writing taste and adds a darker, more realistic feel to the literary world. Franz Kafka’s writing …show more content…
Robbie Baston advances this claim by stating “Kafka focuses the reader's attention on a single character that symbolizes himself and his life” (Baston). Examples of this present themselves throughout his most popular short story, The Metamorphosis, characters Greg Samsa and Mr. Samsa, resemble many of the same feelings and problems that Kafka and his father endured growing up. Blinded by his hatred for his son, genuine self. Irritable and impatient towards his son, Mr. Samsa captures Kafka’s father personality precisely, and Mrs. Samsa embodies Kafka’s mother, who’s a reserved person, that never sticks up for her family or her own beliefs and morals. Portraying his feelings through the characters, Kafka’s novels show how living up to the world’s expectations that his father set is unfeasible. As many scholars suggest instead of sticking up to this present reality, he chooses to indirectly send the message in a fictional world. Kafka’s aware of the faults and wrongdoings of his father, but never tries to change them, not only does he know the faults, but shows he’s being used by his father, and no matter how hard he strives to please him, that he’ll l never be the ideal son for his father. Controlled by his father and these thoughts, Kafka’s works often use darker moods allowing him to convey the message in a more effective manner. Making Kafka’s works easily recognizable because of specific traits. Kafka’s works illustrate his views on the environment surrounding him. Kafka’s reality of life makes him very close-minded and possess the trait of being self-centered. Feeling the pressure to be who his father wants him to act like contradicting who he really is in the