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Below are the journal topics for chapter 5, feel free to post questions and thoughts here.

Explain the underlining meanings in these quotes. Explain the symbolism of the colors being used (red and white). Why red? Why white? What does it all mean? Answer in paragraph format.
 * Chapter 5**


 * Quotes**
 * “The red eyes blazed with an unearthly hatred” pg. 263
 * “The dogs were a semi-circle of red-dipped muzzles with a fringe of glistening white teeth” pgs. 263-264
 * “The thing on the snow did not move as gleaming teeth ripped it open.” pg. 264


 * BHL3-** With me being me....I still dont understand the red and the white..can someone help me!!!???

__Summary of Chapter 5:__ The opening of chapter 5 of "Who Goes There?" is Blair finding out from Connant that this "thing" has escaped, even though it was supposedly frozen and immobile. This all started of course, when Connant fell asleep on his watch and when he woke up, the creature was missing. Immediately alerting the rest of the crew, the whole place is in a frenzy. The men find their creature when the dogs start to howl. The dogs had broken free of their restraints and were chasing this "thing" down the hallways, howling the entire time. When the men reached where the creature was, it was mewing and making strange noises, surrounded by the dogs. Barclay then gets the power-cable, planning on electrocuting the "thing". After a bit of a chase, he succeeds, and the dogs attacked the seemingly deceased creature.
 * sprinkledillusions :**

__Refering to Red and White:__ In this location, everything around these men seems white, or becoming colorless, including themselves. There is the snow, the sky, the camp, and their appearance. White is no longer symbolizing purity, but, instead, the lack of something meaningful. It can be a very trusting color, and not very overpowering. Then the color red is introduced, along with fierceness, danger, and ruthless violence. Red is portraying what these men’s attitudes has become, being in this tense, cramped environment. They have become paranoid and anxious, not matching with the dull and lifeless atmosphere around them. The two colors have no similarities when portrayed like this, and red immediately overpowers white, as the colors have an extreme contrast with each other. This is showing these men that this creature that has entered their life will have a strong and fierce impact before it is gone. Also, it is human nature to take the color white and associate it with purity and cleanness, that is why it has been placed on virgins and holy figures. Red is seen as something strong, whether it be passion, or fierce violence; blood. I personally think that Campbell is playing off this human instinct to assume these colors mean this, and simply changing them slightly to work into this story; a little less pure or innocent, and a little more violent and severe.