Maya's Full Term Paper Outline

1. Introduction
   a) “Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.”
       Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
   b) Explain how as I was finishing the book, I came across a timeline of Kafka’s life and
       that many events in his life overlap with some of the things that happen in his short story.
       With that being said, it can be argued that maybe some of the events in Kafka’s life were
       “transferred” into The Trial
   c) Given that a number of events in Kafka’s life overlap with what happens in his other
       stories, it can be argued that Kafka derived inspiration for writing The Trial from his own
       life. 
2. Body Paragraph 1
   a) This paragraph will explain the first overlap between Kafka’s life and his writing to set up
       the main discussion about Kafka’s life and The Trial
   b) August 1912
       - meets future fiancé Felice Bauer
       - writes “The Judgement” and “The Metamorphosis”
   c) October 1912
       - is asked to take over the family’s asbestos factory
       - the distress causes him to consider suicide
3. Body Paragraph 2
   a) Start to make connections between Kafka’s life and The Trial
   b) 1914
       - becomes engages to Felice Bauer in June
       - the engagement is broken off in July
   c) In a diary entry from August 2, he writes about how Germany has Declared war on Russia
       begins writing The Trial 
4. Body Paragraph 3
   a) discuss more in depth the relationship between Kafka's life and The Trial     - mention some of Kafka's earlier life events that can support the thesis
   b) 1897: Kafka and his family live through anti-Semitic riots while living in Prague
       1901: stops his chemistry studies to study law
       1906 - 1907: begins legal practice in provincial high court and criminal court
       1907 - 1908: works temporarily at the insurance company Assicurazioni Generali
   c) incorporate more in depth research from an outside source about these events
5. Conclusion
   a) conclude if Kafka really did get inspiration for The Trial from his own life and to what
       extent this occured
   b) if the answer is no for above, discuss any new discoveries/conclusions that were made