so glad this essay is done...i'm off to Canberra.
Kafka’s literary style was classified as expressionist, although he was mostly an artist who defied true classification, as his work explored concepts previously untouched, (“Beneath the serene surface motion, tormenting dreams move about in unfathomable depth and in a mysterious kind of order; conundrums of lofty import are mirrored in the crystal of their own insolubility; and the conscience sobs amid images and shapes of profound and distinct strangeness.” (Hardt 35) thus transferring attention to how the subjective consciousness constructs its reality. Much of the work that was created throughout the expressionist movement was escapism from reality in order to express a personal vision, however it was not this revolt against social reality that defined Kafka’s work, but the truly unique ‘vision’ that it embodied. It can be seen that Kafka’s literary works were not-for the most part-by-products of the political and social upheaval of the day, instead they are stories that allow the reader to experience his vision irrespective of time, place and society. “Kafka represented the quintessential modern writer who had no literary predecessors, who had broken with tradition, who stood outside history…Kafka’s work was essentially isolated in literature” (Anderson 10) He embodied his own style ‘Kafkaism’, ultimately transcending any categorisation into an avant-garde movement.