In "An Imperial Message" Kafka talks about how the authority of a person can be unimportant to some people or they may use their authority in a way that benefits them. Some are greedy and only think about themselves, like in "An Imperial Message" when the king’s daughters trick him into thinking that they love him more then his youngest daughter, which is not true. After the king gives all of his assets to his older daughters they use it against him and then the king realizes that the youngest daughter was the most true and really did love and care about him, unlike his other daughters.
This was an extremely hard story to understand what was going on. I read it multiple times but I still don't think I got it 100%. I think the purpose was to tell people that the power one has could destroy them unless they use that power to benefit others instead of themselves. I also think that it might mean that no matter how someone may perceive another individual they still might backstab you or hurt you in some way. People should make sure that they are safe and well off before trying to make others happy, like the king in the story.
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