Other characters
Erna
Erna appears in the novel The Trial by Franz Kafka. She is a "little seventeen-year-old schoolgirl" (His Uncle, 13%) and the daughter of Uncle Albert/Karl and K.'s cousin. She plays the piano (His Uncle, 7%).
We only know of Erna from a letter she sent to her father. In this letter, she tells him that she has not seen K. "for a long time" (His Uncle, 0%). Because she does not want to make it seem as if K. is thoughtless, she lies to her father and claims that K. sent her "a big box of chocolates" (His Uncle, 7%) for her name day.
K. finds this lie "a touching gesture" and he decides to send Erna theater tickets regularly from now on (His Uncle, 7%). Erna also mentions an attempt to visit K. at the bank. However, she is not allowed to see him. She is told that he is very busy because "a trial and a serious one" (His Uncle, 7%) is being conducted against him.
K. and Erna seem to maintain a good relationship, because she asks her father to intervene with the help of his "influential acquaintances" (His Unc...