Next, a little breaking and entering into the clinic that had been supplying him to get his drug of choice. At home, an ant carrying a load larger than itself brings out a more thoughtful side of him that had been overshadowed by drugs. Now that the three central characters of the book have become familiar to the reader and the story is flowing, the discourses on socialism seem less tacked on, more a part of the rhythm. Danny kills the ant. It hadn't belonged in his space.
Space is the personal area surrounding individuals and objects.
A drug can have space. The world has space. Space can collapse, be cut off. When two people merge, space disappears. When space is invaded, the invader, like the toiling ant, is eliminated.