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Lit Circle 1 by https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg en-us 2017-12-15 18:05:23 UTC 2025-04-22 02:24:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Slades padlet scrane20 https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/217730639 Author: Phillip dick
Setting: New japan(San Francisco and Oregon), mountain neutral zone, (old Colorado)
Key characters- Fred final, Juliana fink, tagomi, Robert childan, joe
Themes that are developing- i see the theme of villain vs. victim surmounting with the characteris, obviously very less powerful than the nazis and Japanese. The story is more of how the victims everyday life are different because of the villain less than trying to fight and overthrow the villain.
Items to discuss
-why isn't there more of a resistance to the Japanese/nazis?
-why do you think Africa was genocided
-what caused america to lose the war
-why hasn't frank gotten caught for being a jew
-what is the importance of the grasshopper lies heavy?
Focus of the week
-the focus of the week was character development. I saw development in joe when he started talking about his past, opening up lik he never did before. It gave us insight into what it was like in the past and gave us a look into what joe was like]]> 2017-12-21 15:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/217730639 Rachel's Padlet rachel_gliksman https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/217731784 Questions
Do you think the Germans are killing off the smart people of the country?
Author
Philip K. Dick
Setting
The Japanese Pacific States (mostly San Francisco) and the Neutral Zone
Key Characters
Frank Frink - Jew living in the Pacific States
Juliana Frink - ex-wife of Frank
Joe - in neutral zone with Juliana; currently reading The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, seems to support the Reich secretly when their leader dies
Mr. Tagomi - official of the Pacific States
Mr. Baynes- suspected spy and Jew; sells fake antiques
Mr. Childan - sells antiques from the pre-war era
Themes
Love - Frank Frink is still hungup over Juliana leaving him and sometimes confines in the I Ching, an oracle, to know whether its worth still loving her and hoping she'll come back. On the other hand, Juliana is starting to warm up to Joe and divorced Frank because of the fact that he was too ugly.
Societal confines - obviously Jews can't live anywhere but the Pacific States or the Neutral Zone because the Reich will kill them. Also in the Reich you can't own a copy of The Grasshopper Lies Heavy because it could promote rebellious ideals. In the JPS a Japanese man can marry a yank women and it will still be generally socially acceptable however a yank man can't really pursue a Japanese women.
So far there isn't much villain vs. victim however when Mr. Childan is at a dinner with a Japanese family, they discuss the book. He more or less stands up and defends the Reich while the others think that the book is interesting and might be classified as sci-fi.
Focus of This Week
We focused on character development this week. Both Childan and Joe seem to be supporters of the Reich when the book comes up. Also when the leader of the Reich dies, Mr. Tagomi seems to be extremely worried for the furture of the JPS because the Nazis are so much more technologically advanced then them. Additionally since the Reich controls most of the country the new leader might decide whether or not to wage war between the Germans and Japanese.]]> 2017-12-21 15:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/217731784 Nates Padlet nthompson202 https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/217760892 Characters- Frank, Juliana, Mr Tagomi, Childian, Mr Baynes, and Joe
Setting- Japanese Pacific States (west coast)
Author- PKD
Themes- love, societal confines, prejudice
Focus of the Week- Characters
Childian appears to be racist, partly because of the racial hierarchy that is present in their society. He answers Paul's statement about "authentic American folk jazz" with "Afraid I know little about Negro music". Childian also seems to be very cautious of his social status, paying close attention to every action he makes. Also, Frank has become very pacifistic. He originally wanted to join a violent Japanese resistance wanting to kill a lot of people. He know has grown content with the idea of the Japanese being in control, and no longer wishes to join the resistance.
Focus of the Week- Will the plots interesect?
No, they did not. The ending was strange with the almost "attempt" of the assassination. None of the plots had much to do with each other and hardly anyone crossed paths.

]]> 2018-01-11 13:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/220562965 Week 3 (Rachel) rachel_gliksman https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/220630139 Key Characters -
Mr. Childan
Kausous
Frank and Ed
Juliana
Jo
Mr. Tagomi
Mr. Beyenes
Conflict -
Frank gets captured by the Japanese police for telling Mr. Childan that the gun was a fake. He's going to be tried over German law.
Mr. Childan gives Paul K a pin that Ed and Frank made but Paul goes on and on about how it's a piece of junk.
Jo is planning to kill Abenson while him and Juliana are in Denver. She slashes his corrotid artery because she got mad since she wanted to go partying, not visit the author.
Mr. Tagomi kills German SD to save Mr. Beyes because he betrayed the Germans
Plot development -
The Japanese are getting ready for potential war with the Germans. Juliana and Joe are in Denver together. The Germans find out there is a Jew, Frank, living in the Pacific States and the Japanese police take him.
Themes -
Love - Juliana feels betrayed because she finds out Joe is a serial killer, German
Victim vs. Villian - Frank is a victim of the Nazi regime. Juliana is a victim of Joe and the German intelligence
Key Focus -
Plot development (see above)

]]> 2018-01-11 15:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/220630139 Week 3– Avani avaniakav https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/220630784 Key characters:
-Mr. Childan
-Frank Frink
-Ed McArthy
-Juliana Frink
-Joe C.
-Mr. Tagomi
-Mr. Baynes
-Abendsen (the author of Grasshopper)

Conflict
- Mr. Baynes betraying the German intelligence and the German SD coming after him. Mr. Tagomi’s inner struggle of killing someone else
- Frank getting caught by the Japs and being sent to Germans to be “tried” in court
- Juliana on the mission to tell Abendsen that Joe/ German intelligence is after him
- Childan’s inner conflict about his American pride vs. his business

Plot Development:
Most of the conflicts happened here; Juliana ran away from Joe, Tagomi killed German SD to save Baynes, Childan decided his American pride to be more important than his business. Frank got in trouble with the Germans. There seems to be a threat of potential war among the Japs and Germans. The plot is progressing towards Mr Abendsen and what would happen to him.

Themes
- Love: Juliana feels betrayed by Joe and she goes into a mental panic.
- Victim vs. Villain: Frank is a victim of the Nazi agenda; Juliana is also a victim of Joe and the German intelligence

Key Focus: plot development

]]> 2018-01-11 15:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/220630784 Week 4 (1/16/18)— Avani avaniakav https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/221548907 Key Characters:
- Juliana Frink
- Mr. Tagomi
- Frank Frink
- The Abdensons
- Mr. Baynes

Plot Development:
There is not much plot development here except within the characters. All of them go through some kind of “realization” about their world and life.

Conclusion:
The story is left somewhat unfinished as most characters do not reach a resolution. Tagomi did not reach a conclusion about his life and what he would do after, neither did Juliana. Mr. Baynes is left wondering about the war, without getting any closure about his betrayal and whether it was successful or not. The conclusion, though reveals the “inner truth” of Japan and Germany losing the war and how the world would actually be. Although the characters do not get closure, they all see glimpses of the truth.

Themes:
- Villian vs. victim: Tagomi struggles with killing the two SD men and finding his real identity.

Key Focus:
How the parallel plots connected: We thought the plots would ultimately connect and have a conclusion, but they did not directly connect. Although Juliana and Mr. Tagomi found a similar truth, their stories did not intersect.

]]> 2018-01-15 22:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/221548907 Slades last padlet scrane20 https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/222760258 Key characters
Abdenson
Juliana Frink
Frank Frink
Mr Baynes
Mr tagomi

Plot Develipment
The major plot development in the last part of the book is about how Tagomi and Juliana realize there's a world where japan and nazis win, and tagomi actually experiences it.

Conclusion:
The story ends like there is meant to be a sequel to it, wit humans unknowns and plots set up for later. Tagomi goes into a alternate dimension where the US won, than comes back and has a heart attack. That all we know of him. Baynes is welcomed into Germany surrounded by soldiers to protect him. Frank is gonna get sent to germany but tagomi saves him and is released. Juliana comes to a realization that her world is not the real world, and just walks off. Th ending is set up for a sequel, but also creates lots of speculation and for you to make up what happened to them.
Themes:
Predjuce- Frank Frink almost getting sent to the germans
Villain vs Victim- Tagomi and shooting the germans with his antique guns
Key Focus
How the plots connected: all the different characters stories connect in one way or another, but they do not completely wrap up and support each other directly, there is much room for questioning and speculation with the connecting plots]]> 2018-01-19 13:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rachel_gliksman/53n8kvsm78lg/wish/222760258