the Officer
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The Officer is a zealous and authoritarian figure in Franz Kafka’s "In the Penal Colony," devoted to an elaborate execution machine and the harsh justice system it represents.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| admires | the old commandant ⓘ |
| affiliation | the penal colony ⓘ |
| appearsIn | In the Penal Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
absurdist fiction
ⓘ
existential literature ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardCondemned |
convinced of their guilt
ⓘ
indifferent ⓘ |
| believesIn |
guilt without trial
ⓘ
harsh retributive justice ⓘ the infallibility of the old commandant ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | self-imposed execution ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
devoted to tradition ⓘ fanatical ⓘ unquestioning obedience to authority ⓘ zealous ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | the new commandant’s policies ⓘ |
| creator | Franz Kafka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotedTo | the execution machine ⓘ |
| diesIn | In the Penal Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dislikes | the new commandant ⓘ |
| enforces | the penal colony’s execution procedures ⓘ |
| explains |
the legal system of the colony
ⓘ
the workings of the execution machine ⓘ |
| explainsTo | the Explorer ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | In the Penal Colony (1919) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | to preserve the old execution system ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by the machine ⓘ |
| nationality | unspecified ⓘ |
| notableAction |
places himself in the execution machine
ⓘ
refuses to abandon the old system ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| opposes | reforms to the penal system ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | the old commandant ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
carrying out executions
ⓘ
operating the execution machine ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting character ⓘ |
| seeksSupportFrom | the Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | the old commandant’s system of justice ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authoritarian justice
ⓘ
bureaucratic cruelty ⓘ unquestioned obedience to tradition ⓘ |
| uses | the execution machine ⓘ |
| viewOfJustice | punishment without defense or trial ⓘ |
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