The Trial By Kafka And The Stranger By Camus: Flaws And Failures Of The Judicial System

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of a
judicial system that is run without the public’s knowledge or input. Kafka
wants the reader see the flaws in their judicial system and to become
actively involved in the judicial reforms. He wants the reader to see that
these flaws should not just be brushed off as mere inconveniences. He uses
K. to show the life-altering (and in K.’s case, life-ending) effects that
judicial flaws can have on the public. His arrest, his search for answers,
and his trial and eventual execution all show this.
The purpose of the plot in The Stranger is to show how the judicial
system’s officials misconceptions and prejudices can cause major flaws.
Camus’ purpose is to make the reader realize that the judicial system is
run by men, and that men are not infallible creatures. The courts twisting
Mersault’s harmless actions and attitude into that of a cold-blooded killer
are the exact type of misconceptions and prejudices that Camus is railing
against.
The settings of each novel are ...

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structure is chronological. It combines the character
development and the characters downfall in one step. Kafka does this to
have a greater impact on the reader. He only shows a small part of K.’s
life before the accusation and trial because he wants to highlight the
trial itself and also to show the reader how quickly one’s life can be
thrown into turmoil because of a flawed judicial system. It helps develop
the sense of urgency that K. is feeling to find out his crime and a way to
get out of it before it is too late. Kafka once again wants to put that
fear into the reader of it happening to them.
The structure of The Stranger splits it into two parts. The first
part introduces ...

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