Ryan's Response to Natalie

Like Natalie, I think the court system is blatantly unorganized, and that even if there was a hearing that day, K. would not have been advised and then yelled at for either missing the hearing or showing up late. Natalie makes an interesting point, by connected the disorganization of the court system with the fact that when K. was arrested the supervisor occupied his neighbor’s room instead of taking him somewhere, like a police station. Throughout the novel I have also questioned the validity of the legal system as the officials abuse the washerwoman and K. expects someone to ask for a bribe during his trial. Like Natalie, I believe K. has a crippling superiority complex and is an opportunistic person, as he expects to use the washerwoman’s connections to sway his case in his favor, but upon discovering she is not as important as he once though, he dismisses her. I also think K.’s plan to make the courts jealous throughout the washerwoman is not prudent and is likely to hurt his status in his case. I think K.’s plan to use the washerwoman stems from the fact that K. thinks his case is over and there is no chance of any officials or judges continuing on with K.’s case.