The Trial

The story of The Trial is of a tragedy of the futile efforts of a man who tries to convince an uncompromising court system of his innocence. Der Prozess, which is the title of the novel in German, not only indicates that it is a trial of the court system, but a never-ending process as well. The Trial can be viewed as a satire of the Austro-Hungarian bureaucracy system in the early 1900’s. Joesph K. is the hero and protagonist of the novel who is unjustly accused of a crime he has no knowledge of. Until this tragic event, Joseph was a man who had taken law, order, and justice for granted. The Courts basic principals states that the law is devine and unquestionable. Unfortunately, in such a court system, the actual guilt or innocence of the defendant is a trivial aspect in the case and every defendant is worthy of execution. In this case, the end result of the trial is the same for both the innocent and guilty and no such distinction exists in this aspect. The defendant also has no rig...