Raoul’s Reaction to Chapter 6 of The Trial

I believe that Chapter six of The Trial was the first chapter that makes sense. K.’s family finally begins to get worried about K. K’s uncle (which is the chapter title) tries to get K. to stop being so indifferent about his trial (K’s indifference kind of reminds me of Meursault from The Stanger, but that is not really important). And finally K. gets a lawyer for his case (well at least he tries to get a lawyer). I do not know if this is starting to make sense because of the lecture on Kafka or because this is an easy chapter to comprehend (maybe both).

First of all, let us talk about Karl (K.’s uncle). He is energetic, pushy, and involved, which we can see in the bank. But more importantly we can clearly see Kafka’s family pillar of society in Karl. He is trying to get K. to listen to the government, and to stop being so indifferent about a serious matter. The first is an example of family supporting government. Joseph K. has broken the rules of the government and now both family and government are putting pressure on him. The second is an example of family enforcing its power on the individual to change his personality. I also found it funny that Karl was acting like was so selfless and altruistic for helping K.; however, he was only doing that to save his reputation (name). So we see again that no one is truly altruistic.

Eventually, K. listens to Karl and goes with him to get a lawyer. Personally I was extremely relieved to find out that K. was finally getting a lawyer because he seemed screwed. And Karl’s reaction to K.’s situation truly shows us how screwed K. really is. We did not know how bad it was earlier because K. was so indifferent.

        Now let us talk about Leni. I do not like Leni. I think she is a bad person. I think Karl was dead on when he called her a witch. I think she is trying to get K. to lose the trail. I do not know why, but it is the only explanation for her actions. It pissed me off when K. stayed with Leni instead of being in the room with the people who were trying to help him win the case.