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Franz Kafka

1883-1924. Franz Kafka. Born in the middle class His whole family was Jewish Eldest of 6 children He was a shy kid. Early Years. Admitted to Charles Ferdinand University of Prague: first studied chemistry but, after two weeks, switched to law.

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Franz Kafka

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  1. 1883-1924 Franz Kafka

  2. Born in the middle class His whole family was Jewish Eldest of 6 children He was a shy kid Early Years

  3. Admitted to Charles Ferdinand University of Prague: first studied chemistry but, after two weeks, switched to law. Met Felice Bauer and was engaged to her twice but their relationship ended in 1917. Came down with tuberculosis Adult Years

  4. Moved to Berlin to focus on writing. His friend, Max Brod, published many of his works posthumously (after he died). Best selling story was finished in 1912 and was called the “The Metamorphosis”. Writing Highlights

  5. Kafka wrote “The Trial” in 1914 and 1915 about a poor man who is suddenly arrested and has no power or say in any of it. This shows how, in this time period, if you were poor or not well known then you had no say in what went on in society. “The Trial” was written around the WWI era and Kafka makes his story mysterious, dark, and gloomy. Historical/Cultural Context “The Trial”

  6. Mostly in chapter 9, “The Trial” can be and is read as religious allegory mainly because it’s setting is in a cathedral but the prison chaplain gives a speech on the legal system instead. From the beginning, Josef K. thinks of the world as his stage. He even thinks that his arrest may just be a joke being played on him by his colleagues at the bank and makes the arrest more dramatic when describing it to Fraulein Burstner. Highlights from “The Trial”

  7. Kafka wrote Felice Bauer love letters expressing how he felt about her. He met her through a friend and she seemed wonderful to him. Kafka was more of the romantic type when it involved women which shows through in this piece. Historical/Cultural Context (Love Letter)

  8. Franz Kafka is expressing his love for Felice. He asks her to only write him once a week because her daily letters are overwhelming because his health is fading. He says that he foresees not even being able to endure writing her once a week because of his sickness. He also says that if his sickness was curable there would be no reason for him to ask of this favor. Summary of the Love Letter

  9. Definition: the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. Examples: “I’ve told you a million times.” or “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.” Illustration in the Letter: “My heart beats through my entire and it is conscious only for you.” Hyperbole

  10. Definition: use of figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. Examples: “It was dark and dim in the forest.” or “He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.” Illustration in the Letter: “And how horribly I torment you, and how I compel you, in the stillness of your room, to read this letter, as nasty a letter as has ever lain on your desk!” Imagery

  11. Definition: The practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistic. Examples: Utopian society Illustration in the Love Letter: Kafka is stating that he is sick so that is why they cant be together. And since they are sending letters back and forth that means there is some distance between them so it cant work out. Idealism

  12. He loves Felice and says that he belongs to her, no one else, and nothing can change that. Kafka hates his sickness because it is keeping him from Felice. He feels hatred toward the fact that there is no cure for tuberculosis. Love/Hate in the Love Letter

  13. Two of his brothers died when they were infants so he was the only boy after that. • Learned German as his first language but was also fluent in Czech. • Most of his work wasn’t published until after his death. New Knowledge

  14. Developed an intense relationship with Milena Jesenska in the 1920s. Briefly moved to Berlin in 1923 to get away from his family’s influence and to concentrate on his writing. New Knowledge

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