Incongruous Realities in Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle
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Kihan LeeThe Man in the High Castle belongs to an immensely popular yet curious derivative of the science fiction genre known as 'alternate history fiction,' in which known and/or widely accepted versions of past events are intentionally altered to produce an alternative version of present realities. In this case, Philip Dick postulates an 'alternate history' in which the United States, along with its allies, capitulate to the Axis powers in the Second World War, resulting in its joint occupation by Germany and Japan. In this study, I attempt to show that the novel is much more than an interesting exercise in speculation, insofar as the author deliberately problematizes our long cherished notions of the logical mechanism behind historical development, and also the very nature of reality itself. In lieu of the traditional notion of historical development as a succession of events bound together via an intricate web of 'cause of effect,' Dick attempted to illustrate in the novel just how vulnerable human history, whether personal or collective, is to the whims of chance and randomness. I contend that the I Ching and The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, which figure prominently in the novel, are both designed to add credence to the author's main thesis. In the end, Dick leaves his readers with an existential message that contrary to traditional belief, life does not entail inherent meaning in and of itself, and consequently each individual is free to derive his own personal and subjective meaning of his existence according to his personal experiences.
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