Through a bank manager seeking help from Kafka to understand the story of 'The Metamorphosis', the mysterious, confusing, and dark characteristics of Kafka's works are introduced. At the same time, it is pointed out that the concept of "Kafkaesque" not only reflects the theme and style of Kafka's works, but also their uniqueness. The article emphasizes that to understand Kafka's relationship with previous writers, it is necessary to go back to his early creative stage, analyze his dialogue with classic literary examples, and observe and reflect on the literary context of his time, in order to trace the formation process of Kafka's style.

Flaubert style panoramic view and "noise"

A detailed analysis of Kafka's creative process was conducted, dividing it into three stages: early, middle, and late. Kafka's early works were significantly influenced by classic writers such as Flaubert, especially Flaubert's realistic style, which had a profound impact on him. Although Kafka's early works such as "A Description of a Struggle" and "Preparation for a Rural Wedding" were not completed, they demonstrated a contradictory relationship with traditional literary examples, reflecting Kafka's personal imagination of literary effects and the irreconcilable contradiction between Flaubert techniques. In Kafka's works, the interweaving of narrators and character perspectives creates a mixture of objective observation and subjective feelings, questioning the authority of narrators in traditional novels. The incompleteness of "Preparation for a Rural Wedding" reflects Kafka's hesitation and exploration in his creation, while "A Description of a Struggle" showcases the crisis of modern self division and identity through complex narrative structures and the presentation of inner worlds. Kafka's early works presented observations in modern big cities from a fragmented perspective, reflecting the failure of traditional narrative modes in novels and the rise of prose style writing during the crisis of the turn of the century. These works document Kafka's development process and contain themes and styles for future works.

The 'Judgment' on Goethe

Explored Kafka's complex emotions towards Goethe in the early stages of his creative career, including admiration and resistance. From 1911 to 1912, Kafka experienced a creative crisis, during which he delved deeply into Goethe's works. Despite Kafka's deep respect for Goethe, he made efforts to avoid leaving Goethe's influence in his own creations, fearing to be bound by this literary giant. Kafka's diaries and letters show that his admiration for Goethe grew day by day, while also becoming increasingly resistant, even planning to write articles criticizing Goethe. In 1912, Kafka visited Goethe's former residence, which marked his overcoming of his attachment to Goethe. Afterwards, Kafka no longer frequently discussed Goethe in his works. The Judgment "reflects Kafka's struggle against literary tradition, especially his hesitation and final decision when facing literary authority. In the context of German literature around 1900, the worship of Goethe was a significant cultural phenomenon. The younger generation of writers have shown different reactions when facing Goethe, a literary authority. Some try to gain self affirmation through imitation, while others refuse and oppose. The father son relationship in "The Judgment" symbolizes the confrontation between literary authority and young writers. Through this work, Kafka expressed his attitude towards two trends in Goethe's discourse and made a clear choice. Kafka realized that he had to develop his own style in a literary tradition without Goethe, in order to become an original writer.

Kafka's Alchemy

In depth exploration of Kafka's creative style and aesthetic standards, taking "The Judgment" as an example, analyzed the important themes in his works, such as authority and power, guilt and shame, complex emotions towards marriage, and conflicts between writing and profession. In Kafka's narrative style, the logic of dreams and the allegoricalization of anti fables are two prominent features. He introduced the logic of dreams into the real world through half dream and half awake fantasies, creating a unique narrative time and space. In the Judgment, the seamless connection between the real world and the imaginary world, as well as the clever use of spatial architecture, further highlight the everyday nature of the imaginary world and the absurdity of daily life.