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There are at least 2 levels that you can read this Trial. First it is an absurd satire of bureaucratic legal system. Not so interesting. Second it is about guilt. Guilt of religious nature. K is guilty of what he doesn't know. So how can he prove or atone? The guilt/trial overtakes his whole life.
The best chapter is Cathedral, the penultimate chapter. I understand that much of this is Jewish theology/morality/pessimism and it's ironic to use a christian cathedral and Crucifixes - an atonement a ...more
The best chapter is Cathedral, the penultimate chapter. I understand that much of this is Jewish theology/morality/pessimism and it's ironic to use a christian cathedral and Crucifixes - an atonement a ...more
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