Many interpretations have been given to Kafka’s “In the penal colony”. It seems, however, that when discussing the parallel statement between “In the penal colony” and religion, critics tend to reject this thought. Doreen F. Fowler, states in "In the Penal Colony: Kafka's Unorthodox Theology", that the reason for such critical rejection is: "A coherent interpretation of the story's biblical symbols, in which all parallels operate meaningfully , presents an unorthodox and unique and personal vision of traditional theology” (113). Kafka's inversion of traditional theology is evident and, although clearly unorthodox, an analysis that dismisses the possibility of biblical symbols in "In the Penal Colony" is a contradictory interpretation of the text itself. In order to expound the essential biblical symbols found in "The Penal Colony," Fowler briefly reconstructs the main narrative developments. The first and most obvious biblical symbol is found in the commandments of the penal colony. The old commandment implemented a bizarre and ruthless system of justice, which is clearly illustrated in its fundamental and guiding principle "Guilt is always beyond doubt" (Kafka7). This guiding principle serves as fodder for punishment on how the sentence is carried out, in which the police officer gives a detailed reason why the convict does not know his sentence: “It would be pointless to give him this information. He experiences it on his own body” (Kafka7). The implementation of this main principle, as the officer said, is carried out by the “Apparatus”, the deadly machine that dispenses justice on the body of the condemned. At this point, it is obvious that the intrinsic value of the ancient commandment is, as Fowler says, "human existence is essentially character... middle of paper... and the weirdest corners of humanity." It is perhaps now beyond dispute that in the Bible and in “In the Penal Colony,” Christ and the officer both die for different reasons. The Bible says that Christ's self-sacrifice freed humanity from all sin. On the contrary, in “In the Penal Colony”, the officer does not die to free the man from all guilt and suffering but to affirm the necessity. Fowler interprets the connection with the figure of Christ as "Kafka's analogy in order to assert that only through such suffering and death can human sin be overcome." Ultimately, it is these words that highlight the unorthodox vision and meaning of these biblical parallels. The biblical symbols that permeate Kafka's "In the Penal Colony" are undeniable, and it is inaccurate to dismiss the implied biblical analogies because of Kafka's unique personal critique of the world itself..