Part 5- Pages 179-196

Plot

Josh gets really into his hypothetical planning, he is glad to have found something to do to make his life worthwile. He has to leave no body, or he will be discovered. He decides on drowning in the end. He has to complete several steps: register his bike, buy disguise supplies, sell stocks, and more. He realizes he will hurt those close to him, but it will be for the best. He will be able to move freely again once he is neither Josh nor Larry. He marks a D on the selected date. D for destiny, for death (pgs 181-185). He plans it so he will be able to claim he never drowned, and gets three different driver’s license from different cities. He realizes he is actually contemplating going through with his plan, and goes on a vision quest. He goes to his spot in the woods for three days to think. He realizes that he must either go crazt, die, or disappear. He knows he has to disappear (pgs 186-191). On D Day, he gets ready to go. He said goodbye to everything in the house, gathers his twelve possessions he is bringing, and leaves for the bridge at two-thirty in the morning. He quickly changes when nobody is on the bridge, and flags down a car and tells the person inside that someone had jumped. When the police come, he gives them a small amount of information, and is allowed to leave (pgs. 192-196).

Characters
Josh - Is completely ready to ‘die’ and give up Larry and Josh, and everything else.
Peter - Is resorting to getting autographs from Josh to sell to pay for the mortgage.

Theme
Execution - in both senses of the word. Josh is ready to carry out his plan and in doing so, kill his former self.

Symbol
While Josh is on his vision quest, he realizes his situation is similar to that of Jesus’ in Gethsemane- worshipped, but still lonely and doubtful.

Settings
Josh’s house, Josh’s hideout, Sagamore bridge.

Quotes
“One good whing about all those cop shows; anybody who watches TV knows how to deal with a crime scene” - Josh remarking on the ‘crime’ scene and how onlookers deal with it.
“A for-profit prophet” - Peter on Josh, means more than he realizes.