Fräulein Montag
Fräulein Montag is another lodger who moves into Bürstner’s room and speaks to Josef on her behalf.
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Spoiler-freeFräulein Montag is another lodger who moves into Bürstner’s room and speaks to Josef on her behalf. She tells him that Bürstner does not want further private meetings. Josef interprets her intervention through his own vanity rather than accepting the boundary plainly. She remains outside the court plot.
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