{"id":106,"date":"2012-09-03T12:51:25","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T16:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/lit-tech\/?p=106"},"modified":"2012-09-03T12:51:25","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T16:51:25","slug":"technology-in-neuromancer-by-leo-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/lit-tech\/2012\/09\/03\/technology-in-neuromancer-by-leo-r\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology in Neuromancer by Leo R."},"content":{"rendered":"

Upon reading Neuromancer,<\/em> I instantly became aware of the technological theme ubiquitous throughout the novel. William Gibson presents the connection between technology and life, immediately, in the first sentence: \u201cthe sky above the port was the color of television\u201d (Gibson).\u00a0 The sky\u2019s static, grey color sets the ominous mood that prominently carries within each line. This comparison of sky and television continues, as does their aura of toxicity. Case walks in Night City \u201cunder the poisoned, silver sky\u201d. The resonating parallels between life and technology, the sky and television, television and poison caught my attention. At first I was not sure what this exactly meant, was it that<\/em> obvious, technology is poison, or did it have a deeper, more cryptic meaning?<\/p>\n

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Then, there was one point where all my questions came to a clear answer, at least I think. In the beginning of the novel, Case is a thief, sick, suicidal, and an addict. When Case questions his life he is caught \u201cstaring up at the lights\u201d. The lights, or technology, are what he turns to for help. The answers he has now are leading him on his injurious path. This path, however, seems to halt when he meets Molly and Armitage. At first, they both seem to help Case and turn him away from his past, unhealthy life, but I feel suspicious about both. Molly\u2019s description smells of a technological scent: \u201c[Molly] wore tight black glove leather jeans\u2026that seemed to absorb light\u201d. The light Molly\u2019s pants absorb is the same light that troubled Case in the first place. Armitage tries to relieve Case of his disorderly condition, but fails to do so. He later places a deal with Case and mysteriously vanishes with his true identity and background still unknown, leaving this ominous ambiance similar to the tone the static sky made in the beginning. The characters of the novel also support the initial mood and tend to suggest the detrimental powers technology holds over society.<\/p>\n

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I am looking forward to seeing how the novel unfolds, as I could be incredibly wrong about these characters. Let me know if you found anything else about Armitage. I don\u2019t like his suspicious demeanor.<\/p>\n

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[NOTE: I had to read the novel via free online text because the book did not arrive on time\u2026sorry for the lack of page numbers!]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Upon reading Neuromancer, I instantly became aware of the technological theme ubiquitous throughout the novel. William Gibson presents the connection between technology and life, immediately, in the first sentence: \u201cthe sky above the port was the color of television\u201d (Gibson).\u00a0 The sky\u2019s static, grey color sets the ominous mood that prominently carries within each line.<\/p>\n