Written by Kafka, "Before the Law" is a parable that defines how laws and limits can have an impact on us. It is important for us not to just sit and wait for things to come to us, but to take the initiative to change our lives. Kafka is obviously saying that we can change our lives. Regardless of what is redetermined for us, we have the powerful ability to determine what our lives will be. We need to make decisions, and not wait for the universe to work itself out. A person who persistently waits for a company to come to him, and offer him a job will be jobless. A person who takes the initiative to find a job and apply will have the job. the same goes for any other art of life, and this is the point that Kafka is trying to make in his story.
A parable is used to make this point because it allows the reader to include their own interpretations about it. A reader can take this parable, and war it into something useful to themselves. The man in this arable just wanted to be admitted to the law, and he does not take any effort to get it, so it makes sense that he doesn't get it. While the parable is specifically about law, it can be applied to anything a person wants.
this parable states that we can not just accept laws and state, we need to do something about it. This is similar to the theme of Antigone because in Antigone, we learned that not balancing church ans state can have negative effects. This leads me to believe that in order to make the most out of life, we need to have a solid balance of church and state. This will allow us to get what we want, and not conform to the boundaries given to us, and also allow us to believe in a set of higher laws, to have something else to live for.
A parable is used to make this point because it allows the reader to include their own interpretations about it. A reader can take this parable, and war it into something useful to themselves. The man in this arable just wanted to be admitted to the law, and he does not take any effort to get it, so it makes sense that he doesn't get it. While the parable is specifically about law, it can be applied to anything a person wants.
this parable states that we can not just accept laws and state, we need to do something about it. This is similar to the theme of Antigone because in Antigone, we learned that not balancing church ans state can have negative effects. This leads me to believe that in order to make the most out of life, we need to have a solid balance of church and state. This will allow us to get what we want, and not conform to the boundaries given to us, and also allow us to believe in a set of higher laws, to have something else to live for.