Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2022)

A Basic Analysis of the Deconstruction of Space and the Metamorphosis of Character Ideology in Kafka’s Novels

Authors
Fusun Zhang1, a, Zhanjun Fan2, b*
1Department of Architecture, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
2Department of Architecture, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
Corresponding Author
Zhanjun Fan
Available Online 8 April 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220401.040How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Deconstruction of space; Ideology; Marginalization; Ego; Absurd
Abstract

Austrian novelist Franz Kafka, as a representative writer of European novels in the twentieth century, has been titled by many critics as a nihilist, a realist writer, and the founder of the absurd for the absurd background often constructed in his works and his non-mainstream thoughts. The deconstruction of space in his novels, The Trial and The Castle, makes the story transcend the reality, under which the conventional concepts in the real world are subverted so that readers can understand the spiritual world of the characters more thoroughly. Therefore, the analysis of the deconstruction space in novels and its effects on the metamorphosis of character ideology will unveil to us the survival dilemma and ideological alienation of those modern people who are gradually marginalized. The way and meaning of life will then be understood, which will enlighten people on how to live in this absurd society.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
8 April 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-560-2
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220401.040How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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