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Franz Kafka is one of the most influential writers of the early twentieth century who has had a great impact on the literature and thought of not only Europe, but also on the world literature. He is one among the major writers who dealt with inevitable crisis- a part of life of the modern man. Though he never called himself an existentialist, we can find the major traits of existentialism in his works- uncertainty, absurdity, alienation- to name a few. 'Individual', which constitutes the focal point of existentialism, is the centre of his work. Every nook and corner of human mind is explored and the entire world is seen from an individual's perspective in his works. According to Kafka, every human being is unique. The requirement of each and every individual is different. Everyone has one's own private world where none has an arbitrary entry. Kafka's depiction of the individual, the subject and its experience is so powerful that the adjective 'Kafkaesque' serves the purpose for whatever it was coined. The current paper, through some of Kafka's short stories focuses on one of the major tenets of existentialism- 'uncertainty'.