“Into his mind came a recollection of flies struggling away from the flypaper till their little legs were torn off. . . the important thing was he suddenly realized the futility of resistance.”

“The Trail” is a case testing the strength of a man, Joseph K. At first he denies the severity of the accusations, brushing them off as insignificant. Soon he realizes that the case will not disappear, despite his dissmissive attitude. As the book progress, one theme remains in plain sight, the path to enlightenment. One passage in particular stands out “ Into his mind came a recollection of flies struggling away from the flypaper till their little legs were torn off. . . the important thing was he suddenly realized the futility of resistance.” This is the full transistion, K. suddenly realizing that he cannot defeat the court, his accusations, or control his future.