Pearl Harbor appears in the postscript as a historical reference point, not as a setting for a narrated scene. Its mention marks a shift in Burton K. Wheeler’s political position after the attack, while the novel’s framing distinguishes historical facts from its alternate-history narrative.

Narrative Presence

In the supplied evidence, Pearl Harbor is not depicted as a place characters visit, nor are events at the site described. The location enters through a brief chronological reference in the postscript rather than through the main narration.

Postscript Context

The postscript identifies the book as fiction and explains that its purpose is to help readers distinguish historical fact from historical imagining. In that context, it notes that after Pearl Harbor, Burton K. Wheeler supported the war effort but argued that the alliance with the Soviet Union aided the survival of its Communist government.

Significance

Pearl Harbor’s limited mention gives the postscript a historical marker for Wheeler’s later stance without turning the location into a scene or elaborating on the attack. Its function is documentary: it helps anchor a biographical account in the historical record while the postscript clarifies the boundary between that record and the novel’s fictional history.