"In the Penal Colony" by Franz Kafka is a story about an officer who demonstrates to a visiting explorer the functioning of a unique and brutal punishment machine that inscribes the condemned man's sentence on his skin before death. Set on a remote island, the narrative explores themes of justice, punishment, and the human condition through the interaction between the officer, the condemned man, a soldier, and the explorer. As the officer passionately defends the machine's use and its founder's philosophy, the explorer expresses horror and revulsion, refusing to support the continued use of the device. In a dramatic turn, the officer frees the condemned man and subjects himself to the machine, hoping to revive faith in its process. Will not reveal the ending here.
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IN THE PENAL COLONY. A Short Story by FRANZ KAFKA, the acclaimed writer.
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