Background of The Study

literature world. The opposite is also worked. Several novelists like Doetevsky and Kafka were called to be precedents along with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche in the mid- century. This developed within circle of drama as in theatre of the absurd from Beckett, who influenced by idea of existentialism. Study about existentialism has been done by some existentialists. One of the study is made by Jean Paul Sartre. In 1940, Sartre published “Notebooks for an Ethics. His works based on criticism by Merleau-Ponty and de Beauvoir. Sartre is no longer wrote about pessimism. He elaborated about his relation account with other existentialist and takes deeper study about Hegel idea. Reason to write a paper about existentialism is to introduce the ideology in simple way. The Trial or Deer Prosess is a translated short story by Franz Kafka. He is a novelist and a short story writer from Germany. He wrote numerous works in his life. Kafka is considered as one of influential written in 20’s. He has his own unique style which is bizarre, surreal, illogical and complex. The author of story was also the reason why this topic was chosen. Franz Kafka was an interesting author for reference because his own style in writing. His way of writing is described in specific term called “Kafkaesque”. This style is inspired others in both literature and art. In fact, most of Kafka’s works is related to existentialism.

1.2 Problems of Study

Referring to the background of study above, the problems of this study are: 1 How existentialism is shown in the novel The Trial? 2 How existentialism is reflected in Josef K.’s life?

1.3 Aims of Study

Every study has some objectives which will be their achievement in the study. In this study, there were two kinds of objectives. They are general aims and specific aims.

1.3.1 General Aims of Study

1 To fulfil requirement of undergraduate thesis. 2 To learn about existentialism in literature.

1.3.2 Specific Aims of Study

1 To explain existentialism in the novel The Trial. 2 To analyse existentialism reflected in Josef K.’s life. 1

1.4 Scope of Discussion

It is necessary to limit the sense of focus study to make a deep research. The focus of research was existentialism related to the elements of novel The Trial by Franz Kafka.

1.5 Research Method

Research method refers to the method of study in a research. This study was data source, method and technique of collecting data and method and technique of analysing data.

1.5.1 Data Source

Data source is the source subject in a research. The source of the story is novel The Trial or Der Prozess in German by Franz Kafka. It was a novel published in 1925. The novel is consisted of 271 pages. The Trial was later translated by Willa and Edwin Muir in 1937. The story was revolved around a financial chief bank named Josef K. In his thirtieth birthday, two policemen came and arrested him. Despite being arrested, he was still able to carry his job and his usual free life. The story continued as Josef met a lot of different person related to the law and court to finish his case.