# Franz Kafka — The Trial character guide

> Franz Kafka in The Trial by Franz Kafka.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Franz

**First appearance:** 0001-chapter-one-arrest-conversation-with-mrs-grubach-then-miss-b-rstner

## Who they are

The author, briefly referenced as a character in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Josef K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/josef_k)

_psychological_

Franz Kafka, the author, appears as a character who mirrors Josef K.'s own anxieties and the absurdity of his situation, blurring fiction and reality.

### [Willem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/willem)

_psychological_

Franz Kafka's interaction with Willem reflects the author's own self-critical and absurdist view of authority figures.

### [Josef K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/josef_k)

_psychological_

Franz Kafka, the author, appears as a character who mirrors Josef K.'s own anxieties and the absurdity of his situation, blurring fiction and reality.

### [Willem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/willem)

_psychological_

Franz Kafka's interaction with Willem reflects the author's own self-critical and absurdist view of authority figures.

### [Josef K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/josef_k)

_psychological_

Franz Kafka, the author, appears as a character who mirrors Josef K.'s own anxieties and the absurdity of his situation, blurring fiction and reality.

### [Willem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/willem)

_psychological_

Franz Kafka's interaction with Willem reflects the author's own self-critical and absurdist view of authority figures.

## In the story

### [Chapter One Arrest—Conversation with Mrs. Grubach—Then Miss Bürstner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/chapters/chapter-one-arrest-conversation-with-mrs-grubach-then-miss-b-rstner)

The other warder; announces K.'s arrest and instructs him to stay in his room.

### [Chapter Five: The whip-man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/chapters/chapter-five-the-whip-man)

The other warder being flogged; begs K. to save him, claiming his bride is waiting outside.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/franz_kafka
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters