Starting to Make Sense

Up to this point in the book I have been very confused about what was going on. This is due to the fact that the storyline was very confusing and unrealistic. However, it is starting to all come together. We learn that the guards are being punished for K.'s testimony. The interesting part about it though is that they are being punished within K.'s office building. This makes us wonder if the company is the one behind the trial in the first place. We also learn that K. is a genuinely nice person. When he finds out that these guards are about the be flogged for what he says, he tries stopping it through bribery. Despite his bribery, the flogger proceeds. Another interesting aspect of this is that K. tries covering it up and telling others in the office that it is a hollowing dog. If he really wanted it stopped, he should have told them what it really was.