{"id":258,"date":"2012-09-17T20:24:59","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T00:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/lit-tech\/?p=258"},"modified":"2012-09-17T20:24:59","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T00:24:59","slug":"is-vint-right-about-the-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/lit-tech\/2012\/09\/17\/is-vint-right-about-the-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Vint Right About The Body?"},"content":{"rendered":"

During class discussion we have perpetuated the notion that Gibson\u2019s novel, Neuromancer, <\/em>deals explicitly with a continual chase for feeding one\u2019s hunger for technology, but as one reexamines the novel an opposing view can be made. Sherryl Vint\u2019s critique, Cyberpunk: Return of the Repressed Body, <\/em>makes the argument that most, if not all, the events in Neuromancer<\/em> can be traced back to the wants of the human body. With an abundant amount of examples in her arsenal, Vint makes a compelling argument that Case\u2019s adventure deals with fulfilling his physical wants and not his technological needs. Overall, I firmly coincide with her argument, considering the fact Case\u2019s expedition was to feed his drug addiction; which can be seen in a number of scenes.<\/p>\n

Gibson\u2019s dystopia, Neuromancer,<\/em> stations a cyberspace cowboy at his lowest moment, a felo de se and a drug addict, still seeking to get back into cyberspace. Immediately, one would consider Case having an ill admiration for technology considering how Gibson shows how pathetic Case is to the fact that he cannot enter cyberspace \u201che\u2019d cry for it, cry in his sleep\u201d(Gibson, 5). Although one could argue that this instance shows Case\u2019s attachment to technology, one has to acknowledge why he wants to go there in the first place. Aside form the thrill he got \u201can almost adrenaline high\u201d(Gibson, 5) Case got something in return for his service \u201c A thief, he\u2019d work for other, wealthier thieves, employers\u201d(Gibson, 5), cash. Finally, one can see that Case cares more for his drugs rather than jacking into cyberspace \u201cYou\u2019re biochemically incapable of getting off on amphetamine\u2026. Shit\u201d (Gibson, 36), showing that even though Case will soon be able to enter cyberspace, he still cares about his drugs; the wants of his body. This whole enjoyment of being in cyberspace is only created because at the end of the day Case will be rewarded and get his next pill.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Neuromancer <\/em>can be seen as a drug addict\u2019s voyage in trying to get his next fix rather than a crazed twenty-four year old obsessed with technology and cyberspace. Still, there are other themes in the novel, except that the addiction to technology seems faulty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

During class discussion we have perpetuated the notion that Gibson\u2019s novel, Neuromancer, deals explicitly with a continual chase for feeding one\u2019s hunger for technology, but as one reexamines the novel an opposing view can be made. Sherryl Vint\u2019s critique, Cyberpunk: Return of the Repressed Body, makes the argument that most, if not all, the events<\/p>\n