Patricia Cornwell Procator Sparknotes

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The title, PREDATOR, is an acronym meaning: “Prefrontal determinants of aggressive-type overt responsivity”. This is a project to decide if murders have dissimilar brain patterns from normal people. Dr. Scarpetta who is a forensic scientist at the National Forensic Academy in Hollywood, Florida, is dealing with a case that is quite troubling. In this journal, I will be questioning, evaluating, and visualizing the novel, PREDATOR by Patricia Cornwell. Considering that the author of this book has the knowledge of no medical information, one question her about her knowledge. How does Patricia Cornwell know numerous facts about the human brain? How much time did she take to learn and where did she learn about medical information? A reader can assume that she has had past experience with the medical field or family members know information on the human brain. One can predict this because previous novels …show more content…

In the beginning of chapter one: “Inside a desk drawer are pencils, ballpoint pens, and Magic Markers. Two of the pencils and one pen are chewed, and Scarpetta looks at the indentations made by teeth in wood and plastic, wondering which of the boys nervously chew things” (Cornwell 167). Inside of the drawer, I can visualize chewed up pencils in an old drawer in a dark room. This quote is dealing with a case with two boys who went missing and Scarpetta is deciding which of the boys nervously chew things. The details that the author gives the reader creates a better visualization such as the Magic Marker. I think of a white, plastic marker with the brand of Bic. This quote also reminds me of when dogs get a hold of writing utensils and find small, pungent bits laying on the floor. The author not only gives you a description of the pencil, she also gives you the quantity of how many. Overall, the author gives outstanding details to help readers remember specific

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