Throughout literature, history and religion the
notion of predestination is explored time and time again. Predestination is the
divine foreordaining of all that will happen especially with regard to
salvation of some and not others. With the major influence that religion has on
life today, salvation and life after death is in constant question in
discussion. While the rules of destiny and predestination state that every
action and reaction is predetermined, many choose to believe otherwise.
Shakespeare once said, “ It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in
ourselves.”
Franz
Kafka, author of The Trial, challenges
the notion of destiny and an individual’s ability to alter their course of
action as he recounts the trial of Joseph K.. Within the novel, Joseph K.
endures a series of tests and trials that lead him on the path to his final
judgment at the end of the novel. Through
his journey, K. battles the judicial system in which he has been convicted, the
power of his free will and his overall level of consciousness.
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