Assignment task: Please read chapter 7 of The Trial and write your response to the reading in 250 words focusing on at least two questions (one from each set):
Set 1:
Please choose one word to describe the court: noun (e.g. book), verb (e.g. to get lost) or adjective (e.g. dusty) and explain your choice.
How does the trial affect K., his mental health and success at work, overtime? In which way does Kafka portray the progression of the trial from a small private affair to something with a larger social impact for K.?
Set 2:
How is power presented in the book? Who/what has it? Is K. a powerless victim of the court or is he an agent who possesses power?
How do you interpret the social and artistic position of Titorelli? Does his art have autonomy? How does he portray Justice?