Joseph K, referred to as K in the novel, is the main character. He is an aspiring thirty year old who is geared for success. “K” has a significant position at the bank as chief clerk, which makes him both important and responsible. In the beginning of this novel “K” is arrested on the morning of his thirtieth birthday for no apparent reason, at least not one that he can recall. This begins his battle with the authoritative court and invisible law.
The atmosphere is set as early on as the first page. The opening sentence of this novel is “Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., he knew he had done nothing wrong but, one morning, he was arrested.” (Page. 1). This sentence alone sets a mysterious and chaotic atmosphere. The first thought that enters your mind when reading the opening line of this book is “what?!”. It’s almost as if your mind stumbles upon trying to decipher an answer as to what is going on. I found this to be a great opening seeing as it starts off by drawing the reader in by asking a question. The reader wants to keep reading so that they can determine the answer to the question-I found this to be a good tactic on the author’s part. This opening sentence also sets the tone of the book; the tone can be seen as stern and/or incomprehensive (in the sense that there is a midst of confusion in occurrence)
After reading the beginning of the trial I am left with many questions that I am still pondering upon. The main one being; why was Joseph K arrested? As I continue this read I am hoping to have my questions acknowledged.
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