A Scanner Darkly Journal Entry # 3

5 comments


1.) Barris set traps around Bob's house without him knowing.
2.) Luckman believes the world is out to get him.
3.) Arctor wants to quit drugs, yet he can't.
4.) Barris influences Bob to do drugs.
5.) I don't think Arctor will ever stop using Substance D.


4 questions


1.) Did anyone break into the house?
2.) Why was Donna at the house?
3.) Why did Barris boobytrap the house?
4.) Why is Luckman so paranoid?


3 vocabulary words


1.) Sullen - showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve Pg. 34
2.) Shuck - a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc Pg. 34
3.) Woodenly - stiff, ungainly, or awkward Pg. 35


2 literary techniques


1.) "I got a lot of problems nobody else has." Pg. 38 This is man vs. himself conflict because Charles Freck is realizing his addiction problems.
2.) "It depends on your attitude." Pg. 39 This is irony because Barris is tricking Charles into staying on Substance D.


1 summarizing sentence


1.) Charles Freck is coming to a realization, that he is an addict.