Why The World Seems Mad: Kafka's The Trial | Absurdism

Hello viewers, hope everyone is doing fine. This video is my personal take on Franz Kafka’s The Trial. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. There’s so much more I could talk about, but I didn’t want to make the video too long. Also the main theme(lesson) starts at 6:01 but i would advise you to watch the whole video to really understand everything. So Enjoy it. Thank you! Anyways, why life feels like a joke? Franz Kafka’s The Trial is one of those books that sticks with you long after you’ve finished it. It’s about Josef K., a 30-year-old bank cashier who, on his birthday, gets arrested out of nowhere. The weird part? No one tells him what crime he’s accused of. He’s allowed to go about his daily life, but the trial is always hanging over him, turning his world upside down. One of the big ideas in The Trial is absurdity. Josef’s life becomes a chaotic mess as he tries to figure out what’s happening. He can’t stop obsessing over it, and honestly, who wouldn’t? But here’s the thing: that obsession only makes things worse. It reminded me of Albert Camus and his idea that the best way to deal with life’s absurdity is to just let go—like saying, “Who cares?” or “So what?” Josef couldn’t do that, and it’s what trapped him. Then there’s the power angle. The system in this book is terrifying—not because it’s violent but because it’s so big and vague. No one explains anything to Josef. He’s stuck in this faceless bureaucracy, and no matter what he does, he can’t escape it. It’s a scary thought, but it’s not that different from how authority works in real life. Sometimes, the lack of answers is what makes things feel so oppressive. And finally, there’s alienation. Josef slowly pulls away from everyone around him—his friends, his family, even himself in a way. People start looking at him differently after his arrest, even though they don’t know if he did anything wrong. That judgment from others weighs on him, and he starts to isolate himself because of it. By the end, he’s completely alone, and the system crushes him. His final words—“Like a dog”—are just heartbreaking. So, yeah, The Trial isn’t exactly a feel-good story, but it’s powerful. It makes you think about life, control, and how we deal with the absurd. There’s a lot more I could say, but I’ll leave it here. Let me know your thoughts in the comments, and thank you for watching. The Psychology of Evil    • Why GOOD PEOPLE Become Monster | Psycholog...   Why good people will betray you    • Why Good People Will Betray You: Franz Kaf...   Why good people are idiots    • Why GOOD PEOPLE Are IDIOTS | Fyodor Dostoe...   Hell is other people    • This is WHY You HATE People: Sartre' NO EXIT   TimeStamps: 00:00 Intro 01:05 The Trial (Summary) 06:01 Life is absurd 09:41 Powerful controls us 13:26 Alienation and Helplessness #Kafkaesque #FranzKafka #TheTrial #Absurdism #PhilosophyInLiterature #PsychologyOfPower #Alienation #Existentialism #AlbertCamus #ModernLiterature