Of Exile and Redemption: Karl Rossman's Amerikareise in Kafka's Der Verschollene

Abstract: 

This paper argues that the structure of the novel mirrors Roβmann’s personal evolution. While the protagonist’s identity remains fractured and chaotic, it nonetheless achieves an individual freedom that is imaginable only through the transcendence of national and cultural borders.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Charles
Last Name: 
Hammond, Jr.
Institution: 
University of Tennessee, Martin