The people of the modern world have been availed opportunities where they can question the law which is contrary to the world portrayed by The Trial. The trial highlights the challenges that exist in law systems where people are not informed of their rights which are contrary to the present world where such human rights are made public. The Trial portrays the law system as having ultimate power which most people are not allowed to question as it is always seen to be right. Josef K. wales up to find strangers in his house. Even though he tries to question them on why they are there, they harshly silence him. Later, Josef is arrested for wrongdoings that he does not know or even understand. The book then explores the various challenges that Josef undergoes as he tries to understand why he was arrested. Josef even gets manipulated by women who pretend to help me win his case. However, in the end, Josef is killed by the men who arrested him at the start of his day. The events of The trial unfold systematically portraying the difference in the kind of world the characters of the book lived in compared to the state of the modern world which is both similar and different in diverse ways.

Firstly, trespassing into people property without their consent is a criminal offense where a defendant can be charged in a court of law in the modern world. Trespass is described as passing through a person’s property and undertaking one’s activities without the knowledge of the owner. In the modern world, trespass is a criminal offense that when a person is found guilty, they can be forced to pay a certain amount of fine or even taken to jail. However, in the book The Trial trespass is not an offense as Josef wakes up to find strangers in his house. The men had come to arrest him and decided to wait until he awoke. The men in Josef’s house refused to give him information on why they are there apart from informing him that he had been arrested. In some cases they are rude to him, for example when Josef tells the he does not know the law under which they are operating; the guards answer him, ‘all the worse for you,’ (Kafka, 5) This signifies that they are willing to see Josef suffer for the crimes he may have committed. The difference in the law operates in the modern world, and the world presented by The Trial shows the rights that people have when reported in a court of law.

Secondly, the modern world has empowered women such that they have become essential members of the society while The Trial portrays women as sexual objects that are willing to seduce men to get what they want. In the modern world, it is wrong to treat women as the weaker gender due to the increased number of women empowerment programs that exist. The programs advocate for equality and declare women to possess similar capabilities and skills as their male counterparts. However in The Trial Josef views Frau Grubach, the landlady, as someone who should be providing him with his breakfast daily. Josef realizes that something must be wrong when he does not see his breakfast. Also, Josef is sexually attracted to Fraulein Bustner and makes him furious when he is informed by the landlady that she has her with different men. Josef has several encounters with various women in the book, and in most cases, they engage in intimacy. The latter means that Josef views women as people who can be manipulated and hence he does not have high regard towards them. The vies of women has evolved over the years as they are no longer objects of pleasure as portrayed by The Trial but people who in the modern world have been involved I establishing some of the most promising businesses and spearheading change in the society.

Moreover, in the modern world, significant events such as birthdays bring people together while The Trial views such events as insignificant. In the modern world during events such as birthdays, people gather together to celebrate the life of the specific person. Such events bring together families and hence enhance the unity that exists amongst various family members. Parties are organized to ensure that the person getting celebrated feels special and realizes that they have people that they can rely on. On the contrary, in The trial, Josef’s misfortunes start on his thirtieth birthday. Josef did not have any specific plans for the day as he had decided to go to work as usual. However, the presence of strangers in his room startles him, and even he is surprised to learn that he had been arrested. Throughout the book, Josef undergoes various hearing which he does not understand in shabby areas (Gale). Throughout his thirteenth year, Josef spends it trying to figure out why he had been arrested. He visits the various places where his hearing had been conducted but still falls short in getting his answers. In the end, Josef is killed on his thirty-first birthday by getting stabbed several times in the heart. Events such as birthdays signify new opportunities, but this differs on the way it is represented in The Trial.

Nevertheless, injustice is prevalent in both the modern world and the time frame represented by The Trial. In the modern world, there have been increased cases of injustice, especially in the court systems. Even though the laws are laid clear and people understand the repercussions of disobeying specific laws some decide to ignore such information. People in power in most cases manipulate the justice systems such that even when they are reported with sensitive cases, they still acquitted. The vulnerable people in the society undergo many procedures as they fight for justice and in most cases, in the long run, forgo their quest for justice (Fitzpatrick, 105). In The Trial, Josef undergoes various complicated stages as he tries to understand the court systems under which he was arrested. ‘The air in the room was extremely oppressive; those standing furthest away could hardly be seen through it,’ (Kafka, 32). The latter shows how the procedures of attaining justice were complicated and would make a person unhappy. Also, when Josef decides to fire his lawyer he finds Block, who has worked in the court for the last five years. Block is described as an unhealthy looking person who is feeble. Josef realizes that is if he does not have any contact with the people in the court he would never find justice. Due to the latter, Josef decides to work with Block for he will help him understand what is taking place in the court. The injustice that is prevalent in both the modern world and in The Trial cases the parties involved a lot of pain and made them not to believe in the justice system.

Finally, the family is the most critical social system that a person has as it offers support during a tough time; however; this is not portrayed in The Trial. Josef faces the challenges of his trial on his own. The landlady offers her sympathy to Josef; however; she is reluctant to know personal details of the trial as she is afraid she may also get arrested. Moreover, Josef’s uncle only helps him to get a lawyer; however; he does not follow up to ensure that Josef is fine. Josef undergoes a lot of stress as he tries to seek the justice that he believes he deserves. Due to the loneliness that Josef feels he engages in many sexual encounters with different women. This is because he feels that this may be the only way he can take away the pain he is undergoing and gain the information he needs to ensure that his trial does not lead to his death (Branley et al.). However, Josef fails in attaining his justice and hence he is later killed on his thirty-first birthday.  Also, Josef does not have a family of his own which prompts him to engage in intimacy different women as he does not have anyone to show his loyalty. Josef’s behavior shows the adverse effects of lack of family support during tough times.

In conclusion, The Trial events and the modern world differ in some ways while also they are similar in various representations. The women representations in the various contexts differ in that in the modern world women are empowered to undertake various tasks while in The Trial they are looked down upon. The justice systems in the Trial are crooked and unjust which is a portrayal of most justice systems in the world today. The importance of family support is highlighted throughout the text by the actions of Josef as he tries to seek justice. Josef lacks the necessary family support, and hence he engages in activities that in the long run do not help but instead lead to his death. The trial is a book that highlights the bad morals that exist in modern society. Even though in the modern world laws and regulation are governing such actions, most of them are not applied ad most people suffer from the injustice that Josef underwent until his death.

Bibliography

Branley, Duncan, and Lin Coleman. “The Trial, by Franz Kafka, adapted by Nick Gill, directed by Richard Jones, Young Vic, London, 19 July-22 August 2015.” Couple and Family Psychoanalysis 6.1 (2016): 122-125.

The authors of this article are therapists that analyze Josef’s behavior from the time when he gets arrested to the time he gets killed. The article highlights the unique character of Josef who despite the troubles he is facing; he still manages to have a vibrant sexual life. The authors later deduce that Josef’s behavior is influenced by trauma and the pain he is undergoing for he believes as long as a woman willingly engages in intimacy that does not hurt him. The article handles the need for psychosocial support when a person is undergoing through tough time which is mostly present in the modern world.

Fitzpatrick, Peter. “Necessary deceptions: Kafka and the mystery of law.” Crime Fiction and the Law. Routledge, 2016. 97-114.

The author focuses on the questionable nature of the law in Josef was required to undergo. The author highlights how the women in the book manipulated Josef into thinking that they were helping him while they just needed pleasure. Moreover, the author raises questions in the building in which the trials were conducted and the integrity of the people involved. The article states that the justice system of the country was a mystery and hence it was hard for Josef to gain the justice he needed. The article highlights the major issues in the justice systems that existed in Josef’s time which is both similar and different from the one of the current world.

Work Cited

Branley, Duncan, and Lin Coleman. “The Trial, by Franz Kafka, adapted by Nick Gill, directed by Richard Jones, Young Vic, London, 19 July-22 August 2015.” Couple and Family Psychoanalysis 6.1 (2016): 122-125.

Fitzpatrick, Peter. “Necessary deceptions: Kafka and the mystery of law.” Crime Fiction and the Law. Routledge, 2016. 97-114.

Gale, Cengage Learning. A Study Guide for Franz Kafka’s” The Trial.” Gale Cengage Learning, 2016.

Kafka, Franz, and Willa Muir. The trial. Vol. 75. Everyman’s library, 1992.