What does Brown (2001) identify as the central themes and concerns of the novel 'High Castle'?

 

Dick indicates by using Tao, the Chinese philosophical concept, that the world presented in the novel "The Man in the High Castle" is a delusion, and there might be other better world. The idea of the better world is represented in one of the main characters Juliana Frink who is obsessed with the idea. I think this one is relevant to the fact that Dick, who had a thorough knowledge of science fiction, believed it is about "the effect of events on individuals." Then, Brown (2001), suggests that "the empathy with which he wrote about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances" was the strength of Dick's work (p. 7).

 

The central theme Brown (2001) identified that I've noticed from the reading is a 'changing the perception of reality' and a 'what if' vision of another world which provide readers a chance to compare with their own realities. I guess the way the main theme turned out to be has something to do with Dick having an intensive grounding in philosophy, psychology and religion.

 

References

Brown, E. (2001). Introduction. In Dick, P. K., The Man in the High Castle

      (p. v-xii). London : Penguin.