The Man in the High Castle

by

Philip K. Dick

Born Frank Fink, Frank is secretly Jewish (if not particularly religious). Though he grew up on the east coast, Frank fought in the Pacific States in World War II, and he remained there after the Nazis took over his former home. Though he is no longer with ex-wife Juliana, Frank still finds her beautiful and often fantasizes about reuniting with her. At the beginning of the novel, he has just been fired from his job at the Wyndham-Matson factory, where he was a skilled producer of counterfeit antique Colt .44s. Determined to apply his craftsmanship elsewhere, Frank goes into business with Ed McCarthy, calling themselves Edfrank Custom Jewelry. Much of Frank’s action is motivated by his desire to get Juliana back—sometimes to the point of thoughtlessness. He puts himself at great risk when he enters Childan’s store, posing as an important Japanese general’s secretary, in order to scare Wyndham-Matson into giving Edfrank money. And in fact, as Wyndham-Matson seeks revenge, Frank’s Jewishness is revealed, putting him in mortal jeopardy. Throughout it all, however, he continues to think mostly in terms of Juliana, suggesting the extent to which intimate concerns take precedence in his mind over historical circumstances. Finally, it is important to note that Frank is not only a gifted artist but specifically a skilled metal worker. This both links him to a long history of U.S. craftsmanship and suggests a permanence to his work; unlike plastic, metal is not flimsy or cheap, and is instead made to last. Even his counterfeit guns, therefore, have some kind of weight and extended life.

Frank Frink Quotes in The Man in the High Castle

The The Man in the High Castle quotes below are all either spoken by Frank Frink or refer to Frank Frink . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Prejudice and Power Theme Icon
).
Chapter 1 Quotes

Hating the Japs as he did, he had vowed revenge; he had buried his Service weapons ten feet underground in a basement, well-wrapped and oiled, for the day he and his buddies arose. However, time was the great healer, a fact he had not taken into account […] since 1947 he had probably seen or talked to six hundred thousand Japanese, and the desire to do violence to any or all of them had simply never materialized. It just was not relevant any more.

Related Characters: Frank Frink (speaker)
Page Number: 8
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Chapter 4 Quotes

Oy gewalt! he thought. What’s happening? Did I start it in motion? Or is someone else tinkering someone I don’t even know? Or - the whole lot of us. It’s the fault of those physicists and that synchronicity theory every particle being connected with every other; you can’t fart without changing the balance in the universe […] I should take my tools, get my motors from McCarthy, open my shop, start my piddling business, go on despite the horrible line. Be working, creating in my own way right up to the end, living as best I can, as actively as possible […] I’m too small, he thought, I can only read what’s written, glance up and then lower my head and plod along where I left off.

Related Characters: Frank Frink (speaker), Mr. Baynes/Rudolf Wegener, Ed McCarthy
Page Number: 52
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 10 Quotes

Listen, I’m not an intellectual—Fascism has no need of that. What is wanted is the deed. Theory derives from action. What our corporate state demands from us is comprehension of the social forces—of history. You see? I tell you; I know, Juliana.

Related Characters: Joe Cinnadella (speaker), Juliana Frink, Frank Frink , Mr. Baynes/Rudolf Wegener
Page Number: 170
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 13 Quotes

As they searched for a good hotel, Juliana kept glancing at the man beside her. With his hair short and blond, and in his new clothes, he doesn’t look like the same person, she thought. Do I like him better this way? It was hard to tell. And me—when I’ve been able to arrange for my hair being done, we’ll be two different persons, almost. Created out of nothing or, rather, out of money. But I just must get my hair done, she told herself.

Related Characters: Juliana Frink (speaker), Frank Frink , Joe Cinnadella
Page Number: 216
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 14 Quotes

Laying his coat over a chair, Frank collected a handful of half-completed silver segments and carried them to the arbor. He screwed a wool buffing wheel onto the spindle, started up the motor; he dressed the wheel with bobbing compound, put on the mask to protect his eyes, and then seated on a stool began removing the fire scale from the segments, one by one.

Related Characters: Frank Frink (speaker), Nobusuke Tagomi, Ed McCarthy
Page Number: 256
Explanation and Analysis:
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Frank Frink Quotes in The Man in the High Castle

The The Man in the High Castle quotes below are all either spoken by Frank Frink or refer to Frank Frink . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Prejudice and Power Theme Icon
).
Chapter 1 Quotes

Hating the Japs as he did, he had vowed revenge; he had buried his Service weapons ten feet underground in a basement, well-wrapped and oiled, for the day he and his buddies arose. However, time was the great healer, a fact he had not taken into account […] since 1947 he had probably seen or talked to six hundred thousand Japanese, and the desire to do violence to any or all of them had simply never materialized. It just was not relevant any more.

Related Characters: Frank Frink (speaker)
Page Number: 8
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 4 Quotes

Oy gewalt! he thought. What’s happening? Did I start it in motion? Or is someone else tinkering someone I don’t even know? Or - the whole lot of us. It’s the fault of those physicists and that synchronicity theory every particle being connected with every other; you can’t fart without changing the balance in the universe […] I should take my tools, get my motors from McCarthy, open my shop, start my piddling business, go on despite the horrible line. Be working, creating in my own way right up to the end, living as best I can, as actively as possible […] I’m too small, he thought, I can only read what’s written, glance up and then lower my head and plod along where I left off.

Related Characters: Frank Frink (speaker), Mr. Baynes/Rudolf Wegener, Ed McCarthy
Page Number: 52
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 10 Quotes

Listen, I’m not an intellectual—Fascism has no need of that. What is wanted is the deed. Theory derives from action. What our corporate state demands from us is comprehension of the social forces—of history. You see? I tell you; I know, Juliana.

Related Characters: Joe Cinnadella (speaker), Juliana Frink, Frank Frink , Mr. Baynes/Rudolf Wegener
Page Number: 170
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 13 Quotes

As they searched for a good hotel, Juliana kept glancing at the man beside her. With his hair short and blond, and in his new clothes, he doesn’t look like the same person, she thought. Do I like him better this way? It was hard to tell. And me—when I’ve been able to arrange for my hair being done, we’ll be two different persons, almost. Created out of nothing or, rather, out of money. But I just must get my hair done, she told herself.

Related Characters: Juliana Frink (speaker), Frank Frink , Joe Cinnadella
Page Number: 216
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 14 Quotes

Laying his coat over a chair, Frank collected a handful of half-completed silver segments and carried them to the arbor. He screwed a wool buffing wheel onto the spindle, started up the motor; he dressed the wheel with bobbing compound, put on the mask to protect his eyes, and then seated on a stool began removing the fire scale from the segments, one by one.

Related Characters: Frank Frink (speaker), Nobusuke Tagomi, Ed McCarthy
Page Number: 256
Explanation and Analysis: