Franz Kafka had a very complex relationship with his father and this tenuous relationship is clearly depicted in his works. His friend Max Brod published most of his works posthumously, among them The Metamorphosis and The Judgment both of them written in the 20th century. “An archetype is defined as “an original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied, or on which they are based.” An archetype, in other words, is a prototype. Kafka makes use of archetypes in order to portray symbolism like loneliness (Gregor in the metamorphosis and Giorg in the judgment represent that archetype). “The word is derived from the Greek word archétypon, which translates to English as model or pattern. An archetype can also refer to a recurring symbol, particularly in the realms of art and literature.” In literature the archetype characters has the function to give a literary work a universal acceptance, as readers identify the characters and situations in their social and cultural context. By using common archetype, the writers attempt to impart realism to their works, as the situations and characters are drawn from the experiences of the world. Critics classify the novella into the absurdism (a type of philosophy that states that our tendency is to seek meaning in life is absurd) category as the philosophical tools that take the story ahead. Kafka in this specific work describes the transformation of a salesman (Gregor Samsa) into a bug. It all starts when Gregor wakes up in his room and he finds out that he turned into a bug, the whole plot is setting is in his family apartment and it has as the main conflict the struggles that the main character has to reconcile his humanity with his transformation into a giant insect. In many of his works, including the metamorphosis and the judgement (a short story published in 1913) he uses the archetype technic. The author in several ways in both books uses this technique. For