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Society and Class
In The Man in the High Castle, society is separated by class (W-M is rich and powerful vs. Frank Frink, who isn't). It's separated by race (or ethnicity: Jews, Germans, Japanese, whatever Childan is). And it's also separated by "gender" (and that's a whole other story, for "Themes: Gender"). In other words, it's kind of like the society outside right now… plus Nazis. But since this story largely takes place in Japanese-influenced west coast, one of the big questions here is how Japanese and American society can fit together. We also see how different characters feel about this social situation, from Tagomi's interest to Childan's hostility.
In this book, there are many ways that society is split (class, race, gender, height, baseball ability), but there are no insurmountable divisions. Everyone here can talk to, and relate to, everyone else.
Dick shows so many POVs in order to give a widely social view, including loyal Nazis, rich Americans, Japanese administrators, and ordinary people caught up in these conflicts.
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