How would you feel if you felt that your father or mother hated you? This is an experience that many teenagers and children go through. Everyone can feel this feeling, whether they were born in 1800 or 2000. Franz Kafka, an early 20th century writer, wrote his book The Judgment about the relationship between a young man and his father, a relationship that ultimately proves fatal. The unique aspect of Das Urteil, compared to Kafka's other works, is that it focuses on the relationship between the protagonist and his father, which some believe to be an accurate reflection of Franz's real-life relationship with his father. According to Houghton Mifflin & Harcourt, "The Judgment is considered Kafka's most autobiographical story." Although there are a large number of perspectives from which to analyze any piece of literature, perhaps the three most relevant lenses for The Judgment are Freudian, biographical, and historical. Through these lenses, one can observe the vast and countless parallels between The Judgment, Kafka's life, and many of his other works. The similarities between Das Urteil and the life of Franz Kafka give us insight into his creative process. Kafka's unconscious troubles with his family, his work, and the world in general were expressed in his writings. Judgment, like many short stories, does not have a large number of characters. The three main characters are: Georg Bendemann, his father and his childhood friend (and perhaps the only one) in Russia. The story begins when Georg writes to his supposed friend in Russia. The action takes place in Georg's house, in which his father also lives. There are many contrasts between Georg and his father; Georg is a successful businessman, his father was unsuccessful...... middle of paper...... words, the father's repressed jealousy turns into hatred towards his son. The next example is shown when George commits suicide. Georg's suicide at the end of the book depicts the repressed part of Georg's personality finally appearing, the hypothetical result of his suicide. This idea relates to the role reversals in the book, in which the parent acts like the child, and the child acts like the child. the parent. The friend in Russia is almost the exact opposite of Georg and is immature, while Georg acts like the adult by putting the father to bed and changing clothes. The friend and the father indirectly form a bond by being similar. The repressed part comes out aggressively when Georg commits suicide. Therefore, the repression and displacement found in The Judgment reflects Kafka's actual subconscious turmoil, as seen in relation to Kafka's real life mentioned below..