Measuring profession and loneliness in The Castle of Franz Kafka

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1067.2021-0020

Abstract

The castle is a famous novel by Kafka. The work with the "castle" symbol that conveys many profound meanings about life. In which, the loss of identity and loneliness are two outstanding problems. In this work, Kafka differentiated K. became a figure representing him and of time. A man with a good desire to serve the community faces the rejection of his fellow man and is thrown to the side of the road like a futile. Even so, K. never stopped trying to communicate, not accepting the alienation. K. always wanted to be integrated, to be an ordinary person.