In this next chapter, I was happy to see that K. used the outspokenness he antagonized the supervisor with to essentially hold a mirror up to the judge, showing him the error in his ways. I almost wanted K. to continue his criticism, but seeing as I suggested he keep his mouth shut for his own sake in my last reaction, I then saw that maybe that would not have been the best choice for K. He did bring up a valid point; if the judge did not even know the person he is trying’s occupation, how much good can that possibly say about the way legal issues are handled?
I found myself somewhat fumbling through this chapter, though. Many times, I would be confused as to whether something really happened or not. This forced me to go back and read certain passages again. When K. encounters the children playing, it did not seem real. It seemed as though most of these extraneous characters K. was describing were part of his imagination. It was almost like he was aimlessly wandering through the streets observing different people rather then making his way to a court case.
K. also mentions that he speaks on behalf of multiple people, not just himself. This raised a few questions for me. How often do people get arrested in K.’s homeland without reason or warning? How is this justified? Why has nothing been done to change this?
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