Franz Kafka's parable "Before the Law," in context of the chapter of which it is contained, relates the entire human quest for truth to the protagonist of "The Trial." ... (214) It seems evident now, that the priest, as everything Kafka has encountered, belongs to the state as well. Kafka's audience can easily identify K as a man in "imprisonment," either by the "Law" or by his own demeanor. ... According to Kafka's audience, the only thing K is found guilty of is not knowing the law.(9) Joseph renders that truth is no longer a concept that can be defended. ... Kafka'...

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But despite fasting as a profession, the titular character in Franz Kafka's "A Hunger Artist" salivates not for food, but for fame, reputation, and honor. ... In the short story "A Hunger Artist," Franz Kafka, in true existential fashion, uses the Hunger Artist's demise as a means to illustrate the irony in the character's existence; the Artist's life is rendered meaningless when he dies devoid of the fame and recognition that he has starved himself for. ... Kafka demonstrates this desire of the Artist, writing, "why stop fasting at this particular moment..? ... The Hunger...

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