In fact, we have to rise a notch in our evolution to know it ever happened.” – Philip K. There’s no avenging this we are defeated and our defeats are like this, so tenuous, so delicate, that we’re hardly able to perceive them. Furthermore, the social hierarchy is dominated by the Japanese and Germans a fact reinforced by the characters’ thoughts and actions. One of the biggest examples of the change in culture is the use of the I Ching, an ancient Chinese divination text, to make important decisions by many of the characters. Japanese impacts on American culture can be seen throughout the book. Unfortunately, I found it very distracting and it made many of the most exciting passages difficult to follow.
Possibly, it was done to reflect the Japanese cultural impacts on America. I haven’t read any of his other books so I’m not sure if it’s just his style or specific to The Man in the High Castle. Dick’s writing style in this book with frequent use of short, choppy, incomplete sentences. Called the “High Castle”, this location gives its name to the book’s title.Īlthough I didn’t like the book overall, the idea of a world where the Allies lost World War II is certainly thought-provoking. Although still different from real WWII history, the book sparks many debates between characters on what would be better (or worse) had the Axis lost.Ībendsen, the author, supposedly lives in a guarded fortress in Cheyenne, Wyoming for fear of retaliation from the Nazis. The popular book is banned in German-controlled regions for depicting an alternate reality where the Allies won the war. Dick, The Man in the High Castle, Robert Childan The Grasshopper Lies HeavyĪs a novel within a novel, many of the characters in the story read The Grasshopper Lies Heavy by Hawthorne Abendsen. I am an outsider in my own country.” – Philip K. On this land that white men cleared and built one of their finest cities. “There is no deceiving anyone I do not belong here. For example, RobertĬhildan owns American Artistic Handcrafts, Inc., selling American antiques asĬollectibles to the rich Japanese officials. The Japanese, relying on their favor to rise above others. The Japanese occupying all positions of authority. Life in the PSA is very difficult for most Americans with Although allied during the war, tension is soon revealed between the new world superpowers, Germany and Japan. Germany occupies the East, although the name United States of America is retained. The story predominantly takes place in San Francisco and the American West, now the Japanese-occupied Pacific States of America (PSA). The year is 1962, the United States is under the control of Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany after the Allies lost World War II. Genre: Science Fiction, Alternate History, Dystopia.
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