"The Trial" is a stream-of-consciousness novel that interweaves absurdity and philosophy. It uses an extremely simple but deeply symbolic narrative to construct a closed and dark "interrogation room" scene. Here, "I" was summoned by the state apparatus to an almost religious trial-style interrogation because of a truant, and faced repeated questioning from prosecutors, lawyers, presiding judges and even priests. "My" crime may seem trivial, but it actually reveals a deep structural problem: how individual free will and independent thought are destroyed, tamed, and denied in an absurd system.
There is no visual description in the whole article. The reader can only perceive the world through "my" touch, hearing and inner consciousness, forming a strong contrast between "sensory closure" and "spiritual awakening". The structure of the novel is similar to a drama, the language is restrained and powerful, and the plot gradually advances, finally pushing the theme to a climax in the cry of "God is dead", reflecting Kafka's powerlessness and Camus's spirit of resistance.
"The Trial" is not an indictment of truancy, but a fable: about how power legitimizes violence in daily life, about how society disguises obedience as faith, and about how the awakening of the mind can pass through the interrogation of darkness and move towards freedom that is unyielding even in death. It is not oriented to a certain political system, but to the absurd nature that is generally hidden in modern institutionalized life.
Purpose: ideological awakening and pursuit of individual freedom. Absurd system's oppression and control of human nature.