What was/were the theme(s) or the topic(s) being talked about in the story 'The Last Judgment' by Karel Capek? How was God portrayed in the story?

 

1. It was the year 1929 when this story was published by Carel Capek. With a clever humor and sophisticated message, it is straight forward. It used a flashback to remember the past incidents in the life of the main character. Ferdinand Kugler's personality portrayed a disadvantaged group of people in society. Using the bad boy picture, Capek produced Kugler. He used heaven as the setting and made use of the omniscient outer perspective.

When he was still alive, the story explored the experiences of Ferdinand Kugler. The stolen rose and the missing marble were the most noteworthy. Eve's deed of having the forbidden fruit and offering it to Adam can be compared to the stolen rose. He gave the rose to Irma in the case of Kugler. The lost marble may be associated with the Bible's Parable of the Lost Sheep. The message God wanted to convey to Kugler was indeed the same as the message of the sheep's parable that you never stop looking for it when something is lost.

When God was made a witness rather than a judge in the heavens, it was a contrast. The religious belief that God has an "eye on everything" was the reason why the case of Kugler was witnessed by him.

The story poses concerns about every human being's right to judge another, while at the same time understanding that in the current social order such judgment is appropriate.

2. God does not appear as a judge, but as a witness, understanding all things. The response is that knowing everything about a man precludes being able to judge him when the murderer questions why God is not his judge. The tale is rather brief and simple, although it has a very complicated message.