Part 1, The Crazy Eddie Probe: Chapter 5, The Face of God Summary

Rod is frightened by the size of the alien object. Rod has both too little and too much data available to actually speculate on any alien details.

MacArthur reaches Brigit. Rod goes outside to inspect the ship and sees the Coal Sack arrangement of a dense cloud formed in the shape of a hooded man. Against this form the red giant star Murcheson's Eye becomes a malevolent Eye of God with a tiny white giant placed as The Mote in God's Eye.

Part 1, The Crazy Eddie Probe: Chapter 5, The Face of God Analysis

The fifth chapter introduces the first external conflict to the plot and subplots of the book. Until this time all of the conflicts presented have been focused on human-to-human experience. The combination...