# Father — The Castle character guide

> Father in The Castle by Franz Kafka.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

K.'s father, briefly mentioned in his memories and reflections.

## Relationships

### [Amalia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/amalia)

_family_

Amalia is the daughter of the aging, broken Father, and her silent shame contributes to the family's isolation.

### [Brunswick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/brunswick)

_social_

Brunswick and Father are fellow villagers, with Brunswick's hostility toward the family adding to their ostracism.

### [Olga](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/olga)

_family_

Father is Olga's parent, and she cares for him in his frail, despairing state, trying to hold the family together.

### [Barnabas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/barnabas)

_family_

Barnabas is Father's son, and he feels immense pressure to restore the family's honor through his Castle service.

### [Olga](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/olga)

_family_

Father is Olga's parent, and she cares for him in his frail, despairing state, trying to hold the family together.

### [Barnabas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/barnabas)

_family_

Barnabas is Father's son, and he feels immense pressure to restore the family's honor through his Castle service.

## In the story

### [Petitions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/petitions)

Obsessively petitions the Castle for forgiveness, wasting family resources and health until bedridden.

### [Olga's Plans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/olga-s-plans)

Initially resistant to Olga's plan, he eventually agrees to search for the messenger.

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