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Originally Posted by Vector
I'll take a stab at answering my own question. If Joseph were a much better person, it would risk turning the story into a simple tale of persecuted innocence. If Joseph were much worse, say a murderer, it would risk turning the story into a simple tale of crime and punishment. As it is, the book is no simple tale of anything but something provocative and disturbing.
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I agree. Apart from this, I also think it may make Joseph K. a better representation of 'everyman'. Most of us aren't always 'good' or 'bad'. Our inner thoughts doesn't always match the outer facade that we show the world. He comes across, perhaps, a little worse than usual, not a 'happy' person, but also very 'human'.