# Schwarzer — The Castle character guide

> Schwarzer in The Castle by Franz Kafka.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** this Schwarzer

**First appearance:** 0001-the-castle

## Who they are

A Castle official's son who first questions K.'s arrival at the village.

## Relationships

### [K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/k)

_rivalry_

Schwarzer is a hostile villager who confronts K. early on, embodying the village's suspicion and resistance to outsiders.

### [K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/k)

_rivalry_

Schwarzer is a hostile villager who confronts K. early on, embodying the village's suspicion and resistance to outsiders.

### [K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/characters/k)

_rivalry_

Schwarzer is a hostile villager who confronts K. early on, embodying the village's suspicion and resistance to outsiders.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/i)

Son of the under-castellan; confronts K. at the inn about lacking a permit to stay.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_castle_2_se/chapters/xiv)

Visits Gisa at the school, treats K. with contempt, and is remembered by K. as the cause of his initial troubles with the authorities.

## Links

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