The Trial

In The Trial by Franz Kafka, K. draws a connection with the "accused", who have "their backs bowed, their knees bent, and they stood like beggars on the street (46)." Each person is in the same position as K., and he even acknowledges it by calling them his "colleagues (46)." However, as of this point, they are dissimilar. K. has a strong personality that does not yield to the trial's unusual proceedings while the others avert their gaze when people walk in the room. However, this is a foreshadowing of what is to come of K. All of these people are like K. as they try to find a way to convince the court of their innocence, yet they feel beaten and demoralized. Afterwards, his uncle tries to aid K.'s trial by getting a lawyer. Because of K.'s actions with the carer, he can no longer seek the lawyer's help, and he may have soiled his prospects of winning his case. Nonetheless, K. did not want to help his trial. He becomes indifferent to it by fraternizing with the carer while his uncle tries to help his case with the lawyer and the other gentleman (80). Through this perspective, K. is slowly becoming like the accused.