Revisiting Kafka's Castle in New Turkey
Posted: 01/09/2015 4:36 pm EST Updated: 01/09/2015 4:59 pm EST
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In his famous novel The Castle, Kafka takes a satirical look at the inscrutable bureaucratic autocracy where the protagonist K unavailingly struggles to gain access to the Castle. Located at the top of a hill as the symbol of the unapproachable power, the Castle represents the ultimate authority of the state apparatus over residents. Those who have even a remote link to the Castle are regarded as honorable segment of the society. For instance girls who are selected as a mistress of an ordinary public servant are admired.
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