1. Existentialism: Camus and Kafka
A Presentation by
Ann Stubrud & Erika Johnson-Lewis
March 21, 2001
Edited By : Dr. Picart
Associate Professor of English
Courtesy Associate Professor of Law

2. 1. Who is the Absurd Hero of this selection?
Questions
1. Who is the Absurd Hero of this selection?
2. Why does Camus choose this figure?

3. The Trial
Is Joseph K guilty?
What, if any, choices does K. have?

4. The Trial What roles do Fraulein Bürstner and Leni play in K.’s story?
Joseph K. (Anthony Perkins) and Leni (Romy Schneider) get down to business in The Trial (1962).
Joseph K. (Anthony Perkins) and Leni (Romy Schneider) get down to business in The Trial (1962).

5. Kafka and Existentialism
Is Joseph K an Absurd Hero or an inauthentic being??

6. “The Parable of the Law”
Question:
What is the moral of the parable of the Law?

7. The End… or is it really?