First Reaction to The Trial

       Having read these first ten pages has already left me wanting to know more about K's situation. For me, as a reader, my immediate reaction was to have an initial belief that K's arrest was a violation of his rights. But, I may just be predisposed to respond in this manner being that I live in a time where the majority of reported arrests are explained. K's joking attitude towards his arrest may be more telling than it seems. Maybe this was the author's indirect way of showing just how laughable the justice system of his time really was. The actions of the policemen can also shed a great amount of light on the state of the justice system during Kafka’s time. The policemen state that they could not tell K anything other then he was simply under arrest. This poses a question; were the policemen's actions really governed by ability or lack of willingness? Were they just blindly following orders from a higher authority or were they keeping within the rules of their  occupation? Then again, K’s arrest may be completely just. He is a successful man who had to work hard to get to where he is today. Maybe during this time, K did some less than reputable things. I as the reader have yet to be exposed to a more extensive description of K’s past.