Topics for Discussion
1. What is the relationship of Ned Land to Captain Nemo? What do they admire and dislike about each other? 2. Why has Captain Nemo […]
Month: January 2009
Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Professor Aronnax is the narrator of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. What thematic advantages do you see in his being the narrator? 2. […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
Captain Nemo disappears into the whirlpool but reappears with his submarine at the end of The Mysterious Island, giving his blessing to the survivors of […]
Introduction
Franz Kafka is one of the greatest influences on Western literature in the twentieth century. He has inspired a whole range of artists from the […]
Franz Kafka
The first of six children, Franz Kafka was born in 1883. His father, Herman Kafka, was an industrious man; he owned a dry-goods store in […]
Plot Summary
A The Arrest At the start of The Trial, Joseph K. awakes on the morning of his thirtieth birthday. He is greeted by two warders, […]
Themes
A Religion A central element of Judeo-Christian theology is the belief that humans are guilty of original sin. There are various ways to deal with […]
Characters
A Uncle Albert K.’s Uncle Albert rushes into town after hearing from his daughter, Erna, that K. is on trial. He is extremely annoyed that […]
Construction
A Parable Parables are familiar teaching devices that reveal moral lessons through short and simple stories. A parable’s simplicity lends it a timeless quality. For […]
Historical Perspective
A Bohemia The earliest known inhabitants of the mountain-rimmed nucleus of the Czech Republic were the Boii people. Not much remains of them but the […]