Leni

Leni is a character in the novel The Trial by Franz Kafka. She is a young girl with "large, black eyes" (p.69), dark hair (p.77), and a "rounded, doll-like face" (His Uncle, 33%). She is the nurse and housekeeper of the lawyer Huld. At their first meeting, she fascinates K., which can be interpreted as erotic attraction. 

Although Huld describes her as "very good," the character is extremely controlling and dominating. She tries to keep K. and his uncle away from Huld out of concern for his health. In doing so, she angers the uncle, who scolds her harshly. Leni, in turn, mocks the uncle’s reaction. The protective role Leni assumes toward the lawyer is also evident in K.'s planned dismissal of Huld. When Leni learns of K.'s plan, she runs after him with "fists clenched," (Block the Corn Merchant,...