Natalie's First Reaction

The first few pages of The Trial have really captured my attention. The plot of the novel is interesting and has left me wanting to read more. The main character Joseph K. seems to be a high-ranking person in society, we learn this because he holds a high position at the bank. The two officers who are meant to be watching K. frustrate me because they never provide clear answers, and seem to be very casual about the whole situation. They also seem incompetent because they mention they “hardly know one end of an ID card from another…” Which makes me question why low ranking officers like themselves would be the ones to arrest him. They also mention that their job is also to tell high-ranking officials what type of person they are going to arrest and why he should be arrested. This doesn’t seem like an easy task and low ranking officers, like they described themselves don’t really seem like the type of people that should decide something so important like this. I also think it is strange that nobody knows why K. is under arrest not even the supervisor. It seems only fair to tell someone who is being arrested why they are being arrested. This leads me to question how fair their legal system is especially since it seems everyone is guilty until proven innocent. I also found it very strange that the supervisor had rented out K.'s neighbors room and turned it into a sort of office. This is seemed very unprofessional and again I think it leads me to question the validity of their legal system.