I really felt that "A Scanner Darkly" had a lot of interesting things to say when it came to society and the battle many face with the use of drugs. Although I have never used drugs, I have some friends who can relate to some of the things that happened in the novel in relation to the use of drugs. It really made me wonder what people go through in these circumstances.
The story really spoke to me in regards of thinking we know ourselves but realizing that there are other components to our personalities that we do not truly understand. Knowing that you have other components to yourself can sometimes be hard – you often view yourself one way and don’t want to accept the other pieces of the puzzle.
I’d have to say that this story really made me think about how I view things and I’m left to wonder how many things I miss.
The thought that crossed my mind while reading this, is "How sheltered am I? I live in this small town and my boring little life, associating with others just like me....and there are people like this in the world." It just doesn't seem real to me, though I know that the drug scene aspect of this novel is probably based on PKD's experience.
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