# Sortini — The Castle character guide

> Sortini in The Castle by Franz Kafka.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0017-amalia-s-secret

## Who they are

A Castle official whose offensive letter to Amalia triggered the family's downfall.

## Relationships

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

_psychological_

Sortini, a Castle official, made an obscene advance toward Amalia, which she rejected, leading to the family's ruin and her own trauma.

## In the story

### [Amalia's Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/amalia-s-secret)

Sent the insulting letter to Amalia.

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

The official whose messenger was insulted; he no longer comes to the village.

### [Additional Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/additional-note)

A Castle official whose demand of Amalia parallels Kierkegaard's story of Abraham and Isaac, illustrating the incommensurability of morality and religion.

## Links

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