Arrest and dissolution of privacy

The arrest 

The arrest is a central aspect in Franz Kafka’s novel The Trial. Through the arrest and thus the action of the court, K.'s everyday life consisting of work, small walks, and the regulars' table (A conversation, 0%) is interrupted. Although the trial is supposed to be held on Sunday in order "not to disrupt K.’s work at the bank" (First hearing, 0%), it will become clear in the course of the plot that K. has become completely distracted by the trial since the arrest. 

The intrusion of the court into K.'s life turns him into an irrational character. K. wants "clarifying his situation" but he cannot "even think" (Arrest, 18%). The schemes of action that K. has learned no longer seem to work. He tries to assert his rights against the guards by means of "proof of identity" (Arrest, 27%), but this attempt comes to nothing.

 K. cannot understand why he is accused, so he asks "by whom he is accused" (Arrest, 64%). This question makes it clear that K. makes the mistake of focusing too much on the court from the very beginning. The supervisor even points th...