THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE BY PHILIP K. DICK: REACTIONS TO CONTACT WITH OTHER CULTURES
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE BY PHILIP K. DICK: REACTIONS TO CONTACT WITH OTHER CULTURES
Author(s): Irina Ana DobrotSubject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Psychology, Fiction, Studies of Literature, Sociology, Novel, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Philology, American Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Identity; reader-response criticism; I Ching; soft power; Taoism;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to analyze the novel The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick based on a reader-response approach, which shows how present-day concerns are echoed in this work of fiction. Contact with other cultures and our relationship with them as individuals are based on the political context prompting our interaction with certain other cultures. At the same time, personality is the result of our contact with other cultures as well, not just with our own, as much as it is the result of our psychological tendencies. The soft power of Japanese and Asian cultures in general is presented in this novel. We also see America as being under the influence of Japanese culture, a situation which poses conflicts for some of the characters, such as Childan. The way individuals interact with society is related to the various conflicts they may experience.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 40
- Page Range: 117-123
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
