Franz Kafka Research Paper

Over time, psychoanalysis has been revised and developed in different directions. There are many basic tenets of psychoanalysis, and it has received criticism from a wide variety of sources. Nonetheless, it remains a strong influence within the realm of psychiatry, and more so in some quarters than others. Simply put, Freud explores the unconscious mind. And although Kafka may not have meant for it to come across this way in his writing, his characters and the events that take place truly do reflect him. Knowing Franz Kafka’s life is a key to understand his writings for the events of his life are the clear origin of the neurotic tensions of his works. Thesis: Through the use of Freudian Psychoanalysis, Franz Kafka’s life as well as Kafka’s work, The Trial, is further unearthed using the three psychic zones of id, ego and superego as well as the themes of alienation, guilt, frustration and helplessness.

He exchanged many letters with her and developed a close friendship. There was only one problem: she was married to one of his in-laws. Despite his feelings, however, no evidence exists that he ever crossed the line into an affair. He put the welfare and feelings of others first instead of rushing emotionally into something that could be very damaging.

Wolfgang Mozart had amazing career filled with a ton of music. After returning from Italy, Mozart learned of his first job opportunity as an assistant concertmaster. This allowed him to make a small salary. During this time, Mozart worked with several different musical genres. He composed symphonies, string quartets, sonatas and serenades and a few operas. After a time of being an assistant concert master, he wanted to find a new job. In August 1777, Mozart set out on a trip to find more prosperous employment. His mother, Anna Maria went with Wolfgang to Mannheim, Paris, and Munich. There were several job options that looked good to him, but none of them ended up working out. Mozart soon started to run out of money and decided to try to sell many valuable personal items to pay for all of the traveling and living expenses. The lowest point of the trip, and quite possibly a turning point in his career was when his mother fell ill and died on July 3, 1778. When his farther heard of the news, he was able to get a better job as a court organist for Wolfgang at the place he had been working. Wolfgang then returned home to Salzburg. In 1781, Mozart fell in love with Fridolin Weber’s daughter, Constanze. He knew his father would disapprove of the

He married Amelia Sturges in 1861. People said she was his only true love but shortly after they married she died from tuberculosis. In

Later on he met and became romantically involved with Anne Rutledge. Before they were to be engaged, a severe illness of typhoid fever came over New Salem and Anne died at age 22. After her death, rumor was that Lincoln became depressed. However, some people disagreed on Lincoln’s relationship with Rutledge and that his level of depression from her death may add more of Lincoln’s legend.

He ended up writing a waltz in memory of his loss. After that, he started communicating with Nadezhda von Meck who was a rich woman who had lost her husband. She would send Tchaikovsky money in her letters so he could focus more on composing, even though he wasn’t making a regular income through the job. After 14 years and hundreds of letters, Nadezhda was no longer able to support him, so the friendship ended. As for romantic relationships, there is some controversy. Many people say that Tchaikovsky was gay, as he wrote many letters where he mentioned his sexuality and the difficulty dealing with it in the society of that time period. Even though Tchaikovsky was gay, he ended up marrying a woman, Antonina Miliukova, in hope that he would be accepted by society. Before they even got married, he told her that he was not even attracted to her, he just wanted to have a friendship.Not surprisingly, the relationship ended tragically after a few months. He continued writing music and in 1876 his first ballet, Swan Lake, premiered and it was not a huge hit, as the dancers were not that

Everyone could be an outsider. People could misjudge a person, and unintentionally make him become an outcast. There have been many literary works throughout the time about outsiders, and one of the most popular works is Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”. The main character of the story, Gregor, was an outside because he was misjudged by everyone around him, included his family. For example, “With his left hand, his father picked up a large newspaper from the table and, stamping his feet on the floor, he set out to drive Gregor back into his room by waving the cane and the newspaper” (149). This proves Gregor was an outsider because after having a new outer appearance, everyone was terrified of him and avoided him, although essentially, he

The fact that he was offered that job really goes to show how talented and brilliant Avogadro really was. He continued happily working at Vercelli collage and making his career his whole entire life until 1818. In 1818, at 42 years old, Amedeo Avogadro married his wife, Felicita Mazze. During their years of marriage, Amedeo and Felicita had six sons.

For Gregor in The Metamorphosis, life maintained relatively the same after his conversion into a bug. However, the changes of his family around him were extreme. When Gregor first woke up, upon realizing his transformation, his first thoughts were that of work: “The next train left at seven… his sample case wasn’t packed yet… he didn’t particularly feel fresh and lively”(Kafka 12). Even though we was no longer human, even though his life had been flipped upside down, he thought only of how he would get to work. This is because he truly loved and cared for his family. Gregor was the provider of the family, the respected breadwinner, and he wasn’t going to let his new parasitic status change that. However what Gregor wasn’t prepared for was the

Back in 1732 a great composer was born, his name was Franz Joseph Haydn. Haydn was born on March 31 in 1732 in Rohrau, Austria and died on May 31, 1809. His parents were Mathias and Maria Haydn, and his siblings were Michael and Johann Evangelist Haydn. In 1760 Haydn married Maria Anna Keller, who had no interest in music. Their marriage did not turn out well and they did not have any children. However, Haydn had a love affair with Luigia Polzelli.         At a very young age Joseph Haydn was very talented, so his parents sent him to live with Johann Matthias Frankh, their relative, who would train Haydn in music. He was barely six years old when he was sent to live with Frankh, and he rarely was able to visit his parents. When Haydn was

Mr. Walt was happily married to the love of his life, Lillian Disney. He met her while working on a low level job, and they were married 41 years. The Disneys had two girls, Diane and Sharon

This is where Louis met his wife, Marie Laurent. Louis married Marie on May 29 in the year 1849. Marie and Louis had five children. Sadly, only two of these children survived their childhood.

This is when his love life started; Anderson was the type of person that he would fall in love quickly. If he saw the woman started to have different points of view or was not helpful to his writing career he would leave her (Schevill 88). Anderson had multiple marriages some would last many years and some would not. He would get divorce for the littlest reasons; he would just get tired of his wife and found her boring after a wild.

Before he began attending the theater, Kafka’s parents were one of his biggest influences. Kafka’s life was very short, so family was a pivotal influence in his writing because they were an integral part of his youth, which was a majority of his life. Starting from his childhood, Kafka did not have a strong relationship with his father. The two disagreed about everything, especially religion: “Kafka

In his parable Before the Law, Franz Kafka suggests that obstacles that one faces in life can either be used to mold one’s success or bring about one’s failure. If one can overcome challenges that they face they grow in a unique type of way, for every individual perceives each situation in a distinct fashion. That unique type of growth is what establishes a person’s character and perception of the world. However if one cannot overcome their obstacles, then they cut of their means for growth and are left uninspired, forgetting any dreams or aspirations. It is through the man’s interaction with the doorkeeper, and his inability to overcome this obstacle, that eventually leads him down the path of complacency and failure.