"The Judgment"

“The Judgment” is a 1912 short story by Franz Kafka. He wrote it in a single sitting and described the experience as a creative outburst of the body and soul with the story emerging like a newborn “covered in filth and slime.” He even allowed it to be published—most of his stories were only released posthumously. “The Judgment” focuses on a man named Georg Bendemann whose father condemns him to death by drowning, prompting Georg to jump off a bridge. What life events likely inspired Kafka? Discuss

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