The many attempts that K. makes to fix his relationship
with Fraulein Burstner suggests his desperate attraction towards her, and it
also shows another side of K. that is affected by the situation regarding his
judiciary case. He does everything he can to make things better between them,
from waking up earlier to catch her alone, to sending multiple letters
apologizing for his behavior, but she does not respond, leaving him uneasy
about the whole situation. I also understood, from the reading, that the
characters that K. encounters are trying to prevent him from talking to
Fraulein Burstner, and that everything occurring seems a bit staged and false.
Though most characters that come across K. seem to be
temporary and unimportant to the entirety of the novel, it seems as if Fraulein
Burstner reappears and has more of an impact on Joseph K.’s actions and
thoughts. Evidently, she is significant to him, and because of this it is
obvious that she is an essential character in the novel as a whole. The fact
that Kafka takes his time to expand on K and Fraulein Burstner’s relationship
foreshadows the fact that she may be involved in everything that is going on
with K., and pushes me to wonder what her true and full association in the
story is.
I agree with Vero that Fraulein plays an important role in this novel. Kafka leaves a lot of opportunities and ways for K. and Fraulein's relationship to develop.These opportunities include a simple relationship between K.and Fraulein where she helps him survive his trial to an abstract or unanticipated relationship where Fraulein was the person who heads the bureaucracy that put him under arrest. It is clear that Kafka enjoys his manipulation over the story and it's plot, so he leaves the readers with a lot of free imagination.
ReplyDeleteOne odd thing that I noticed about this story is that the Fraulein Burnster is also the name of the court usher's wife. This could be a coincidence; however, I doubt that Kafka wouldn't do this on purpose. As I said in my previous post, K.'s reality is starting to blur into a reality. Maybe K. is living a dual universe where each character plays alternate roles in each world.