Trial Vs Metamorphosis

Having read two novels by Kafka, I believe that The Trial is superior to The Metamorphosis for the following reasons which are exemplifying more of Kafka’s themes such as isolation, power, and depression, the multiple settings for a larger canvas which gives a more descriptive take on the novel, K is a less passive and complex character than Gregor, and, the characters being developed fully. Both of these novels are Kafka’s' most predominate works. The Trial and The Metamorphosis, are remarkably similar in many ways, yet they also have unique differences. In Metamorphosis it is a radical and immediate change of identity, which is Gregor, in the novel The Trial it is the struggle of the individual against society, who is Joseph K.

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The novel takes place in multiple settings. First, there is K.'s house, which is an apartment of sort that is very bright and organized. Second, the book takes place in several attics, one of which is the court, which are always very stuffy, gloomy, and dirty. The final setting is K.'s office at work which is very organized and secure. It is here that K. does most of his thinking and makes many decisions. The mood of the novel reflects the setting throughout the entire book. At first, the mood was very hopeful and nonchalant because K, was spending very minimal time in the attics and the court and did not seem to be concerned about his trial. Yet, later on in the novel when K. spends more and more time in dark and gloomy places, the mood changes to being incredibly gloomy, depressed, and

One day Gregor suddenly finds himself transformed into a giant insect. Through this novel Gregor could be considered a character who is passive, he does not understand what has happened to him, yet he does nothing to figure out why he has turned into an insect. Unlike K who refused to become the victim and intended to live his life completely separated from the Law and his trial. He exercised his freedom over the efforts of the Law to control his life. His determination to live like he had always lived was one the direct cause of his