Summary:
In Episode 3, The Illustrated Woman, it starts off with Juliana and Joe coming back to his room after they killed a man that was trying to kill her. Meanwhile, Frank was just released from the Kempetai after he was found innocent. In the interim, he lost his sister, niece, and nephew. When Frank goes to visit his family's bodies before they are cremated, he decides he will take revenge on the Japanese. Going back to Joe and Juliana in the neutral zone, we see them as they are about to check out to leave, since they killed a man and do not want to be caught. Juliana goes to the diner to finish work that day and not return...
While Joe is putting gas, he is waiting forever, and ever, until the Marshall comes in and gets gas. The Marshall asks Joe some questions, and has an intimidating feel. He then finds out what the Marshall is there for, he is a bounty hunter who is looking for the man they killed. When Juliana finishes work, they have to immediately sink the body, and hide the vehicle. In the meantime, the Marshall visits the bookstore that Juliana was sent to. That man, Carl, is a man wanted by the Marshall, and ends up being killed. Not only was he selling bibles which was considered wrong, but he had escaped from a concentration camp in Berlin, and his original name was David.
Skipping past the fact that the Crown Prince and Princess have arrived in the pacific states to visit. Frank must tell Laura's husband of her and their kids' deaths, because they were Jewish, which the husband, Bill, did not know. The Marshall went back to the center of Canon City, and hung up Dave/Carl's body for display. Juliana and Joe are sinking the body and hiding the car, before the Marshall finds it. Frank Frink has an encounter with a member of the resistance in which he blames them for his sister's death. The Crown Prince and Princess are meeting with German officials. The German officials warn them about someone who is trying to kill them, but they feel they can handle it without the help of Germany. Deep down, the Japanese feel like there is a possibility the German's are going to try to do something in an attempt to blame the resistance. John Smith goes to see Mr. Meyer who is being held for Erich's assassination and finds him under a drug that gives him an oceanic experience, leaving him null and void. Later on, they get John under Mr. Meyer's request in which he tells him, Mr. Connolly is the conspirator. When they did something almost like a Russian Roulette when interrogating Connolly, the gun had no bullet, so he was spared in which he beat up Mr. Meyers.
Frank receives a visit from his sister's husband in which he blamed Juliana, and hoped Frank would feel his pain in life. The Marshall ends up finding that drawn picture of Juliana, that she lost at the waterfall. Meanwhile Juliana and Joe find a list with a dead body in a cave that had Trudy and Lemuel's name on it. The Marshall is at the diner asking for pork chops, and he asks why Lem lied about who killed his sort of employee. Frank returns to work, and while he is there, he is working on a gun that he seems to be trying to perfect, and Ed noticed it looked like it was not a replica. Juliana and Joe return back to Canon City to find the book seller's body hanging. The Marshall spots them, and starts shooting, Juliana runs through an alley and into an old warehouse as the Marshall follows, and a bullet hole makes the end.
Analysis:
Theme: A theme that stuck with this series was how in every story line, the characters were trying to hide something. The story was driven by Juliana and Joe trying to hide their kill, Mr. Connolly who may or may not be trying to hide his ties with the resistance, Tagomi is trying to hide the individual he knows from the Reich who is visiting under a fake Sweden passport, the bookseller who was hiding his bibles and his identity, and even Lemuel who was hiding the fact he was in the resistance.
Motifs: A major motif when analyzing Episode 3 is death. In the beginning, we learn of Frank's loss and the death of the bookseller. In addition, there was the death game of Mr. Connolly, the wish of death on Frank's kids from his brother in law, the dead body of the guy who tried to kill Juliana, and of course the death scare of the crowned Prince. Another motif was how in most scenes with Frank, we saw the crowned Prince broadcast appearing.
Symbols: A huge symbol that was found at the end was Juliana's "illustrated" portrait by Frank. The Marshall found it, and this could symbolize how she is the root of a lot of conflicts going on in the story. Another smaller symbol was the gunshot hole the episode ended off with, which was used to signify how dangerous the Marshall is.
Conflict: A conflict that is personal in the story is from Joe. Joe shows in this episode that he may want to do what his father is doing, which we do not know. He has never met his father, and he is wishy washy between the Reich and Juliana's ties with the resistance. He has feelings for Juliana, and it seems to be fogging his mind.
Connections: A connection I have made between American politics and this episode of The Man in the High Castle are visas. Europe currently does not require Americans to have visas to visit their countries, and in the same respect, Europe is not required in most countries, including Sweden, to visit the United States. In, "EU parliament urges visas for US citizens visiting Europe," Europe wants to impose a new law that would require Americans to have visas in order to visit their countries. In the same respect, there is an issue with the Visa of Wegner. Wegner needed a visa to visit the Pacific states, which of course he faked it from Sweden. The odd part is how Europe now wants to impose visas from Americans in order to visit their countries, could that mean we may be doing the same thing to Europe? Could that possibly turn into a real law between the continents?
In Episode 3, The Illustrated Woman, it starts off with Juliana and Joe coming back to his room after they killed a man that was trying to kill her. Meanwhile, Frank was just released from the Kempetai after he was found innocent. In the interim, he lost his sister, niece, and nephew. When Frank goes to visit his family's bodies before they are cremated, he decides he will take revenge on the Japanese. Going back to Joe and Juliana in the neutral zone, we see them as they are about to check out to leave, since they killed a man and do not want to be caught. Juliana goes to the diner to finish work that day and not return...
While Joe is putting gas, he is waiting forever, and ever, until the Marshall comes in and gets gas. The Marshall asks Joe some questions, and has an intimidating feel. He then finds out what the Marshall is there for, he is a bounty hunter who is looking for the man they killed. When Juliana finishes work, they have to immediately sink the body, and hide the vehicle. In the meantime, the Marshall visits the bookstore that Juliana was sent to. That man, Carl, is a man wanted by the Marshall, and ends up being killed. Not only was he selling bibles which was considered wrong, but he had escaped from a concentration camp in Berlin, and his original name was David.
Skipping past the fact that the Crown Prince and Princess have arrived in the pacific states to visit. Frank must tell Laura's husband of her and their kids' deaths, because they were Jewish, which the husband, Bill, did not know. The Marshall went back to the center of Canon City, and hung up Dave/Carl's body for display. Juliana and Joe are sinking the body and hiding the car, before the Marshall finds it. Frank Frink has an encounter with a member of the resistance in which he blames them for his sister's death. The Crown Prince and Princess are meeting with German officials. The German officials warn them about someone who is trying to kill them, but they feel they can handle it without the help of Germany. Deep down, the Japanese feel like there is a possibility the German's are going to try to do something in an attempt to blame the resistance. John Smith goes to see Mr. Meyer who is being held for Erich's assassination and finds him under a drug that gives him an oceanic experience, leaving him null and void. Later on, they get John under Mr. Meyer's request in which he tells him, Mr. Connolly is the conspirator. When they did something almost like a Russian Roulette when interrogating Connolly, the gun had no bullet, so he was spared in which he beat up Mr. Meyers.
Frank receives a visit from his sister's husband in which he blamed Juliana, and hoped Frank would feel his pain in life. The Marshall ends up finding that drawn picture of Juliana, that she lost at the waterfall. Meanwhile Juliana and Joe find a list with a dead body in a cave that had Trudy and Lemuel's name on it. The Marshall is at the diner asking for pork chops, and he asks why Lem lied about who killed his sort of employee. Frank returns to work, and while he is there, he is working on a gun that he seems to be trying to perfect, and Ed noticed it looked like it was not a replica. Juliana and Joe return back to Canon City to find the book seller's body hanging. The Marshall spots them, and starts shooting, Juliana runs through an alley and into an old warehouse as the Marshall follows, and a bullet hole makes the end.
Analysis:
Theme: A theme that stuck with this series was how in every story line, the characters were trying to hide something. The story was driven by Juliana and Joe trying to hide their kill, Mr. Connolly who may or may not be trying to hide his ties with the resistance, Tagomi is trying to hide the individual he knows from the Reich who is visiting under a fake Sweden passport, the bookseller who was hiding his bibles and his identity, and even Lemuel who was hiding the fact he was in the resistance.
Motifs: A major motif when analyzing Episode 3 is death. In the beginning, we learn of Frank's loss and the death of the bookseller. In addition, there was the death game of Mr. Connolly, the wish of death on Frank's kids from his brother in law, the dead body of the guy who tried to kill Juliana, and of course the death scare of the crowned Prince. Another motif was how in most scenes with Frank, we saw the crowned Prince broadcast appearing.
Symbols: A huge symbol that was found at the end was Juliana's "illustrated" portrait by Frank. The Marshall found it, and this could symbolize how she is the root of a lot of conflicts going on in the story. Another smaller symbol was the gunshot hole the episode ended off with, which was used to signify how dangerous the Marshall is.
Conflict: A conflict that is personal in the story is from Joe. Joe shows in this episode that he may want to do what his father is doing, which we do not know. He has never met his father, and he is wishy washy between the Reich and Juliana's ties with the resistance. He has feelings for Juliana, and it seems to be fogging his mind.
Connections: A connection I have made between American politics and this episode of The Man in the High Castle are visas. Europe currently does not require Americans to have visas to visit their countries, and in the same respect, Europe is not required in most countries, including Sweden, to visit the United States. In, "EU parliament urges visas for US citizens visiting Europe," Europe wants to impose a new law that would require Americans to have visas in order to visit their countries. In the same respect, there is an issue with the Visa of Wegner. Wegner needed a visa to visit the Pacific states, which of course he faked it from Sweden. The odd part is how Europe now wants to impose visas from Americans in order to visit their countries, could that mean we may be doing the same thing to Europe? Could that possibly turn into a real law between the continents?