The Man in the High Castle Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory

If you are super-confused about what all the coin-tossing and yarrow stalks in this book is about, you've come to the right place. Because, before we can talk about the I Ching as a symbol, we've g...

Here's a little secret: critics love "x within x" structures. A painting within a painting? Genius. A movie with a movie? Love it. And a book within a book? Sign us up. In Man in the High Castle, t...

Here's a list of the items Childan sells or tries to sell at his American antiques store: Civil War pistols, Civil War recruiting poster, and a Mickey Mouse watch.There's other Americana that Child...

If symbols could be foils for symbols—and why not?—then the Edfrank jewelry could be a foil for Childan's American "antiques": both are American, but the antiques are from the past, whereas the...