t over K. about his innocence. It must make K. believe that it is possible he is guilty of the accusations against him or, more likely, that he appeared guilty. The Law instilled this doubt very subversively by using its most powerful influences on K. Those influences were the people who K. received advice from. Throughout the novel, K frequently found himself being advised on many issues concerning his trial. It seemed that those people had only noble intentions in mind although the advice given did not always clearly help K. Most often though, except for the conversation between K. and the priest, the advice K. received was intentionally detrimental to the speedy conclusion of his trial. The only purpose the advice served was to submerge K. deeper into his trial by forcing him to become more and more involved with it. The first such instance of wrongful advice is during K.s initial arrest. While being detained, K is informed by one of his guards of the Laws attraction to guilt. In the eyes of the Law, this attraction clearly explains why K. was arrested and why people of the court wished to be involved with him. This seemingly illogical statement (in The Trial illogical does not necessarily mean improbable or impossible) was only meant to mask the true intentions of the court. Also, since many people of the Law will be attracted to K. during the following year, it could have eventually caused him to doubt his innocence. This theme of attraction continued in the novel with K.s sexual relationship with his lawyers mistress Leni. K. did not realize the underlying reason Leni is attracted to him. Which is that Leni is attracted to all defendants. This is revealed when K. meets with his lawyer, Huld, in order to dismiss him. At the start of the meeting, K. is clearly perturbed by lenis apparent relationship with the lowly merchant, Block. Huld then explained to K. lenis odd nature and also pointed out to K. that all defe...
