A Scanner Darkly Journal Entry #5

5 comments

1.) Barris did in fact, booby-trap Bob Arctor's house.
2.) The booby-trap didn't work.
3.) It was Donna was the person who went into the house.
4.) Donna went inside the house because of the note Barris put on the door.
5.) Bob Arctor realized he is becoming paranoid, due to his Substance D intake.

4 questions

1.) Why did Bob Arctor freak out over nothing?
2.) Why is Barris playing with Arctor's mind?
3.) Will Barris get arrested?
4.) Will Arctor get arrested?

3 vocabulary words

1.) Vasoconstriction - constriction of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve Pg. 41
2.) Inordinate - not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive Pg. 41
3.) Perpetually - continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. Pg. 41

2 literary techniques

1.) "They're tougher than we are." This is man vs. society because Arctor feels defeated by the people at the Rehabilitation Center. Pg. 53
2.) "His brain would not function." This is man vs. himself because Arctor;s brain is starting to give out. Pg. 53

1 summarizing sentence

1.) Barris is proving himself to be the smartest of all the characters in the book.