Born in a Jewish ghetto in Prague, Franz Kafka (1883–1924) allegedly burned up to 90 percent of his own work during his lifetime. Luckily, a few important pieces survived—enough to shape his legacy as one of the most influential 20th-century writers, whose depictions of bizarre and sinister events in a society under bureaucratic control coined the term ‘Kafkaesque’. Written in 1920, “The Refusal” depicts a ritual ceremony in a small town controlled by a government in a faraway capital. In times of need, residents of the town appeal to the tax-collector, the town’s highest ranking government official, for help. The text’s themes of oppression and authoritarianism would have resonated strongly with a readership that had just endured World War I and was on the brink of another global conflict.
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i donot know about this thing but i try to do this thing and another things that how can i explain this i am comfuis but i try to tell what i know
Can you tell me what the word is that I need to define? I cant see it.
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The poet intends to affirm that Count Dartmouth is capable of great deeds and must receive a divine reward ascending to the skies and having his history recognized worldwide.
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The speaker of the poem wants Dartmouth to receive a divine reward, which is as special as the good works he has promoted. With this, the speaker shows Dartmouth a man who promoted progress through bold, great and beneficial attitudes, being able to rise to the skies as God did with Elijah.
With this, the speaker feels that Dartmouth is a man guided by God and that is why he has such good attitudes, so God will not allow him to know death and take him for himself.
