Migrant Narrative in Kafka's Amerika

Authors

  • Muhammad Adnan Akbar Department of English, Government Graduate College, Bhakkar PhD Scholar, Department of English, Air University, Islamabad
  • Dr. Maria Farooq Maan Assistant Professor, Air University Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71281/jals.v4i8.748

Keywords:

Kafka, Amerika, Karl Rossmann, migration theory, acculturation, hybridity, diaspora.

Abstract

The story of Franz Kafka's unfinished novel Amerika (Der Verschollene, 1927) is about sixteen-year-old Karl Rossmann, who has been banished from his family in Prague because a servant in his household seduced him, and is sent off alone to the United States. This article unpacks Karl's passage by applying migration theory, acculturation theory (Berry), hybridity (Bhabha), and theory of identity production (Hall). It claims Kafka's break-up story foreshadows the migrant's manner of swinging between acceptance, adaptability, confusion, and self-erasure.

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Published

2026-08-17

How to Cite

Akbar, M. A., & Maan, M. F. (2026). Migrant Narrative in Kafka’s Amerika. Journal of Arts and Linguistics Studies, 4(8), 309–326. https://doi.org/10.71281/jals.v4i8.748

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 8 (2026): Journal of Arts and Linguistics Studies

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Articles

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