As
the next chapter comes to a close, Kafka writes of K in the strangest of
positions. K. is in the Law Court Offices and is feeling completely sick and
out of it. The young woman who approaches him tells him its probably the stuffy
air that overfill the offices. She explains that the officials who work inside
are used to it, while everyone who visits for the first time is affected by it
and experiences an “attack”. I can’t help but think this is connected to how
the government is compared to the outside world. At first the woman is very
attentive, then she becomes very pushy and wants K. to move out of the way. K.
has become so weak, he resembles a toddler. A man walks up and the woman feels
the need to introduce him, in addition to defending what a good guy he really
is. K is just like can I leave already? K. feels embarrassed because of his
sudden weakness, once again revealing his complacent nature. K resembles his
situations to one on a boat with feelings of immense seasickness. As K. is
finally released, he feels better almost instantly. Interesting enough, the man
and women are unable to bear the fresh air in contrast to the air they are used
to and can hardly reply as he thanks them.
At
this point in the book, things are getting weirder and weirder. I’m not sure if
I really like the book because of its unstructured nature and hard to follow
storyline, but I guess it keeps things interesting.
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