A Scanner Darkly Journal Entry # 4

5 comments


1.) Barris believes "Sin is a Jewish-Christian myth that is outdated."
2.) Bob Arctor doesn't like the idea of two Bob Arctor's existing.
3.) Bob is the only person who knows that Fred is Bob.
4.) Nobody knows Bob Arctor's secret.
5.) Bob Arctor keeps pondering about his life before he became a drug addict.


4 questions


1.) Why did Bob Arctor want to become a spy?
2.) Why did he choose to spy on Barris?
3.) Will anybody ever find out that he is a spy?
4.) Will Bob reveal his secret identity?


3 vocabulary words


1.) Cephalochromoscope - A future invention, in A Scanner Darkly Pg. 36
2.) Catecholamines - Any of a group of amines derived from catechol that have important physiological effects as neurotransmitters and hormones and include epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine Pg. 37
3.) Alkaloid - resembling an alkali; alkaline Pg. 38


2 literary techniques


1.) "Always he had been a stanger laugher, Charles Freck thought." Pg. 39 This is characterization because Charles' character is being explained a bit more.
2.) "Donna has problems." Pg. 41 This is dramatic irony because the reader knows that is not the case. Barris is just trying to trick Charles.


1 summarizing


1.) The true identity of Bob Arctor is revealed, as he thinks back on his life.