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Tell Fanny's Story

Because the novel's ending consists of fragments, the reader never learns who Fanny is or how Karl knows her. Write an episode of four to six pages in which Karl meets Fanny. The placement of this episode in the novel's timeline should be sometime after Karl's introduction into Brunelda's house but, obviously, before he arrives at the racetrack recruiting session for the Theater of Oklahoma. Your narrative should describe how Karl and Fanny meet, should have a clear conflict and a beginning, middle, and end, and should be consistent with the rest of the novel.

Connect the Novel to a Song it Inspired

Read the lyrics of Young the Giant's song "Amerika," which was inspired by the Kafka novel. (These lyrics are widely available online.) In two separate paragraphs, explain the meaning of this song and its thematic connection to Kafka's novel Amerika.

Create the "Hold on to Your Possessions, Karl" Game.

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