Both of Kafka's writing, both the Castle and the Judgement, demonstrate his view of the empire. The Castle, after seeing Prague, perfectly described the castle they have there. It therefore, gave a better idea of how the Empire functioned in Prague. Very bad communication and the amount of buildings that were apart of this castle was so Kafkaesque that he had to write about. I only imagine it being confusing and frustrating when I saw it.
In the Judgement, Kafka explains the relationship between a son in his father. The story is interpreted in many, many ways. However, in this case, his father represents the empire. Constantly concerned about who his son is communicating with and who is marrying (which in this case, he approves of the wife). The struggle between pleasing himself and pleasing the empire (his father) shows the annoyance that takes place in the inner politics of the empire.
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