At the introduction of “The Trial,”
Joseph K. is portrayed as a successful,
wealthy man who is “strictly business.” When he is arrested, he does not
understand what is going on and at one point, believes that his coworkers have
played a prank on him. Instantly, I got the feeling that he was the kind of man
to go around uncomfortable situations, and that he was not used to these kinds
of things. Does he know the true reason for his arrest, or is he actually
clueless as to why he is in this position?
I liked the fact that Kafka began
the novel in action, and that it was clear what was occurring at the time.
There were no slow, uneventful moments during this chapter, which is what made
me want to keep reading and find out the truth about K.’s arrest. It caught my
attention that Kafka mentioned more than twice the fact that the neighbors were
looking at Joseph K. I deducted that K. cares a lot about his appearance, and
that he is worried what these neighbors would think of him. Clearly, K. does
not find himself in these kinds of situations very often.
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