Symbols play a role in demonstrating the lack of balance within Kafka's system. Josef K meets Titorelli, the influential painter, and Titorelli remarks that "justice must stand still, otherwise the scales will move and it will not be possible to render a just verdict" (187). This statement refers to the symbolic scales of justice in a painting and further demonstrates the unjust nature of the court. Justice cannot be a static concept, it must evolve and take into account the specific time and space in which it exists. In modern legal systems, this is created through the use of extenuating circumstances, jury trials, and leniency by judges. However, Kafka's system is intended to be the opposite, a human creation of total justice beyond the reach of the accused. Such a judicial system is perverse in the interpretation of the law and unjust. In addition, the symbols are based on the strength of the court and the totality of the powers available to the judges. Discussing another painting, Josef asks, "'It's a judge sitting in a judge's chair, isn't it?' “Yes, but this judge is not very high and he has never sat on a throne like this, he sits like the president of the court”” (187). Judges in the justice system present themselves as entitled and powerful. Combined with a lack of public oversight, the totality of