The quote "The weather is schön, so schön. But there is nothing to breathe..." from Philip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle" captures a sense of beauty overshadowed by despair. It reflects a world that, while visually appealing, lacks vitality and life. The word "schön," meaning beautiful in German, emphasizes the stark contrast between the aesthetic and the existential. This contradiction creates a feeling of suffocation, suggesting that even...