to the law is always open meaning that anyone can walk through it. Even though anyone can walk through it, not everyone does. Joseph K. made the decision not to make the walk. He was forced through the door by the organization itself using lies and fear. “Lies are made into a universal system.” (Kafka 223) Once K. was pushed through this door, he became a victim of the system.
“The test of a true victim, is when K., the victim of the same system, is able to acknowledge and ease the suffering of other victims in the same apparatus. However, his conversation with the Whipper reveals that, K., while he disputes the guilt of the warders and questions their punishment, he does not question the idea of ‘getting what is coming to you’.’” (Ward 73) K. is now fixated on the idea that he is being victimized by the organization, but not by the mechanism itself. His beliefs are that the court and the law are separate and the other victims and he are victimized by the law and only the law. Though if you are guilty, you will get what is coming. “ I really want to set them