No one else could ever be admitted here, since this gate was made only for y…

No one else could ever be admitted here, since this gate was made only for you. I am now going to shut it.

The Trial

The door parable

The whole novel in one gate: it was open the entire time, and that is exactly what made it impossible to enter.

Interpretations

No interpretations for this line yet.

Somebody must have slandered Josef K., for one morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested.

The Trial

Opening line

The court wants nothing from you. It receives you when you come and dismisses you when you go.

The Trial

The priest to K.

Logic is undoubtedly unshakeable, but it cannot withstand a human being who wants to live.

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