Window Dressing In The Magnificent Seven And The Seven...

Window Dressing In The Magnificent Seven And The Seven...
Essays, Not Rants! 203: Window Dressing Taxis are in a rush. That's a known fact (that I thought as I did my usual ritual of staring down a cab
driver today). It's also a vital part of the game Crazy Taxi. The arcade–style driving game has you speeding around a time, picking up customers and
dropping them off as quick as you can. It's fun, and an excellent time and/or quarter sink. But how vital is the taxi part of Crazy Taxi? Sure, speeding
around an ersatz San Francisco and dodging trucks is great, but does it need that taxi–ness – that surrounding narrative – to work? Strip away all the
window dressing and the game's mechanics are quite simple: the player drives around an area getting objectives which, when completed well, nets
the player more points and time. Could be in space, could be blocks moving around, you could throw Mario on it and call it a day. Instead, you play as
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Why is setting it in contemporary (ca. 1999) America better than setting it in space? Because then it'd be a different thing. I mean, obviously. It's
why The Magnificent Seven and The Seven Samurai can tell a similar story and yet still be completely different movies. Look at The LEGO Movie
and The Matrix. Both adhere to Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey with a religious ferocity: a nobody turns out to be really special, goes into a
different world, acquires new skills, and saves the day. One's plastic toys and the other's a cyberpunk dystopia. They have what's essentially the same
mechanics with different window dressing and thus gives them each different
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Sinister Fruitiness Essay
Peter Kuzmin
Michael Johnstone/ Christine Choi
ENG237H1
November 5, 2014
Technology as a Gender–Deconstructing Tool in Postmodern Neuromancer As we continue our march through the technological age, it is easy to see
how technologies have affected all parts of our day–to–day lives. In "Sinister Fruitiness," Stevens writes about how pervasive technologies have
changed human existence in developed countries. Written in the mid–90s, before the real surge of internet and digital innovation, Stevens was already
commenting on how people had begun to align their circadian rhythms so that their days gave them convenient windows to log–in and check their
e–mails (414). Socializing has changed as the imbrication of physical and digital realities continues to intensify. Our body–language skills continue to
erode in an age of remote interaction, where people are accustomed to documenting and narrating their lives for "on–line friends, many of whom we've
never met" (414). In Neuromancer, Gibson portrays a technology–rich cyberpunk world whose synthesis of computer–science and biology seems
predictive of our current social direction. In Gibson's world, technological progress has had a significant effect on gender norms, as genderless
cyber–space and cyborg body transformations muddle the basic biological distinctions between man and woman. As part of a postmodern commentary,
Gibson uses technology as a gender–deconstructing tool, highlighting present–day patriarchal gender

Feminism in Gibson's Neuromancer
Feminism in Gibson's Neuromancer
Regarded as the beginning of the "cyberpunk" movement, William Gibson's classic novel Neuromancer, confronts the pronounced societal issues of
feminism of the time. By distorting the female traits of his characters, Gibson illustrates that gender equality is only achieved when the female persona
is able to transform away from both the desired and rejected feminist attributes imposed by societies fixed gender roles.
Although the Cyberpunks are almost always male, Gibson's portrayal of the female character, Molly, is quite rare and illustrates the perceptions of
women during the time. Quite opposite to the soft and gentle woman Case marries and settles down with, Molly is depicted as a hard ... Show more
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It returned, but he still couldn't read the features" (Gibson 18). In the final scenes, Neuromancer comments on Case's visual failure by saying "he
never saw Molly again" (Gibson 271).This final commentary is critical because it reveals that though intimate with Molly, Case is only able to see
the outline of her existence, but never expose her actual being hidden behind her lenses. However, it is during the simstim scenes, that Case's ocular
frustration becomes truly visible. In one scene Molly "was moving through a crowded street, past stalls vending discount software... For a few
frightened seconds he fought helplessly to control her body" (Gibson 56). Though Case is able to see through Molly's eyes he is still unable to
control her, rather she controls him by exposing his vulnerability as a result of only allowing only her view not what he chooses. This represents that
though forced to become the embodiment of a male, Molly is able to utilize her female strengths to maintain control though physically sacrificed to the
opposing sex. Later, Case comments on her control by saying, "he began to find the passivity of the situation irritating" (Gibson 56). Cases mirrors
Rivera's feeling of being threatened when in simstim scene because though experiencing through Molly, Case is unable to suppress her mind or control
her body, taking away his masculine empowerment. In both cases, Gibson illustrates that it through the

The Nature Of Manipulation : William Gibson 's...
The Nature of Manipulation
William Gibson's Neuromancer, and The Matrix by The Wachowskis both depict a society in which humans are under constant manipulation by
indispensable machines. In Neuromancer, the protagonist Case is indirectly manipulated by a powerful Artificial Intelligence named Wintermute. InThe
Matrix, majority of the human population lives within a computer simulated world, run by machines. However, both storylines depict the fact that
manipulation takes origin within the individual rather than another entity, as both protagonists are frequently manipulated due to flaws in their own
character. These character flaws are not individual, rather, they are representative of all humans. Thus, Neuromancer and The Matrix both... Show more
In both instances, the audience is intentionally lead by false interpretations, as to prove that individuals are constantly being manipulated unbeknownst
to them.
Neuromancer demonstrates this omnipresence of manipulation, as the audience is controlled by the author himself. Throughout the novel, Gibson's
distinct word choice not only encapsulates the audience, but also forces the novel to be read from a certain perspective. For example, Gibson
describes the atmosphere of Ninsei, by saying "By day, the bars down Ninsei were shuttered and featureless, the neon dead, the holograms inert,
waiting, under the poisoned silver sky" (Gibson 7). Gibson could simply have stated that the street was dark, and the sky was cloudy. However, he
makes the conscious effort of wording the sentence with metaphors, and analogies in order to convey the cynical perspective from which the
audience is to observe the story. The impact of word choice is shown again in The Matrix, as an agent justifies its horrific intentions by saying
"Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You are a plague, and we are the cure" (The Matrix). The agent is able to rationalize its intent,
through the use of euphemisms. Similar to the characters of both the novel and the movie, the audience is manipulated by the author because they are
unaware of it.
Manipulation is a result of unawareness; individuals who are unaware of their society, are prone to manipulation. In

The Matrix Movie Analysis
Danny Warren
ANTH 2306
R11362526
Final Essay: Question 1
In contrast to a utopia, according to the power point provided in class a dystopia is "an imaginary place where people live dehumanized and often
fearful lives." The movies The Matrix, 1999 and Avatar, 2009 overall seem to me as dystopian films. To show how each film portrays the different
aspects of perspectives on the future, and a dystopia, I'm going to use the settings, actions, and outcomes of each film.
The setting to me feels like the most important aspect of determining if a movie is a dystopia or not. The Matrix takes places in a city called Zion,
which is made up of many machines. "The Matrix" is a computer program that humans are trapped in without knowing, and they assume they are
just living a regular life, but they are not. The real world they live in is being overrun by machines that are trying to end all existence of human life.
Humans do not live regular lives in this movie. Either they are being brain washed through the matrix, or out fighting machines to save Zion, the
world they live in. According to the article, Dystopian Themes in Film, a dystopian usually consist of people in which they live a "dehumanized" life.
Dehumanization is the exact words I would use to describe the humans that are depicted in this film. Humans are not even given a proper birth; they
are manufactured in an abnormal machine. In relation to the perspectives of the future, Neo wants to get the people out of bondage, so they can see
their reality and work towards making life better in the real word.
The movie Avatar takes place in a world that is inhabited by the Na'vi called Pandora. Avatars are human minds, transferred into the body of the Na'vi
species' so that the humans are better equipped when dealing with the world of Pandora. Humans infiltrate this land to take away this precious stone
that is locked away underground. To get to this stone they must take away the homeland of the natives living there. The setting Pandora is a very
mystical place and has many animals, or monsters, from a human's perspective. It is such a foreign place that humans are slowly adjusting to better
understand it. The Matrix deals with the human setting of the dystopia, and

Cedric De La Cruz Interview
Have you ever met a man who has time traveled to the cyberpunk future?OK he hasn't done that but interesting nonetheless.The man I will interview
is Cedric De La Cruz and he has allowed me to share his wisdom.Cedric is a guy with a good sense of justice which might be why he wants to become
a police officer. "How did it feel knowing you have to come school again?" "I tried ignoring it for the most of the summer,but I eventually came to
terms with my real goal."
Wow a dedicated dedicated and willing to go through school despite his disdain of it. "Where do you feel the most safe?and why? "I feel most safe in
my room at my house,because it's the one place where I can have my own thoughts."
I would probably answer the same,nothing

The Matrix And Neuromancer Comparison
Neuromancer came up with a novel approach towards science fiction, and was instrumental in spawning multiple movies of similar genre. One of such
movie is "The Matrix". The reason I chose this movie for the review is the very concept of stimulated reality in this movie being quite analogous to the
one slowly budding towards the end in the Neuromancer.
The Matrix is a sci–fi heavily reliant on the theme of cyber culture and cyber punk. Like Case, Neo too is a computer hacker, but the similarity ends
there. While Case is clearly an anti–hero, Neo flies pretty close to being an ideal hero. "Neo" which is also an anagram of "One" is the one
prophesied by the Oracle to bring in the destruction of the matrix and usher in the freedom of mankind. While ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net
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Personally, I found the issue of free will most pervasive throughout the movie. Like Neuromancer, in the Matrix, it is the AI who are calling all the
shots. But unlike "The Matrix", free will is not particularly significant in Neuromancer. Mostly, because people are yet to imagine a world in its
absence. Even the characters reaction to their respective universe is quite distinct. Though Case seemed like an anti establishment character, he
follows the orders given by the AI, Wintermute without much hesitation. In Contrast to this, except when hacking, Neo is a perfect law abiding
citizen who pays his taxes. Yet, he is the one who subsequently leads revolution against the AI. Free will seems almost pivotal to the overall
delivery of "The Matrix". Even though Neo had already made up his mind to explore the truth as soon as he decided not to get out of car, there is a
famous scene with Morpheus and the pills. The scene is particularly significant as it reinforces the view that choice is everything. Morpheus provided
Neo with two pills. The red pill would allow him to explore the truth while the blue pill would make all this complications disappear. Even though
Morpheus truly believed that Neo was the only one who could save mankind, he gave Neo a

William Gibson 's Neuromancer, And The Matrix
indispensable machines. In Neuromancer, the protagonist Case is indirectly manipulated by a powerful Artificial Intelligence named Wintermute. In
The Matrix, majority of the human population lives within a computer simulated world, run by machines. However, both storylines ultimately depict
the fact that manipulation takes origin within the individual rather than another entity, as both protagonists are frequently manipulated due to flaws in
their own character. These character flaws are not individual, rather, they are representative of all humans. Thus, Neuromancer andThe Matrix both
demonstrate the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In both instances, the audience is intentionally lead by false interpretations, as to prove that individuals are constantly being manipulated unbeknownst
to them.
Neuromancer demonstrates this omnipresence of manipulation, as the audience is controlled by the author himself. Throughout the novel, Gibson's
distinct word choice not only encapsulates the audience, but also forces the novel to be read from a certain perspective. For example, Gibson
describes the atmosphere of Ninsei, by saying "By day, the bars down Ninsei were shuttered and featureless, the neon dead, the holograms inert,
waiting, under the poisoned silver sky" (Gibson 7). Gibson could simply have stated that the street was dark, and the sky was cloudy. However, he
makes the conscious effort of wording the sentence with metaphors, and analogies in order to convey the cynical perspective from which the
audience is to observe the story. The impact of word choice is shown again in The Matrix, as an agent justifies its horrific intentions by saying
"Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You are a plague, and we are the cure" (The Matrix). The agent is able to rationalize its intent,
through the use of euphemisms. Similar to the characters of both the novel and the movie, the audience is manipulated, by the author, because they are
unaware.
Manipulation is a result of human ignorance; individuals who are unaware of their society, are prone to manipulation. In Neuromancer,

Essay on Technology in Greg Bear's Blood Music
Technology in Greg Bear's Blood Music Different genres of literature are particular responses to society; therefore, cyberpunk, as a genre, is a
response to our contemporary society, known as the information age. One of the attributes given the genre is that it has an apocalyptic or
post–apocalyptic tone, warning the reader of the perils of technology, while at the same time celebrating the possibilities of technology, usually
through a strong character in the novel. In Greg Bear's Blood Music, technology is seen as having a destructive and creative forces as it reshapes the
world biologically, and incorporates every living thing, including a slow girl named Suzy, into the system. Blood Music demonstrates the perils and...
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Although the idea of having a world without sickness, age, and death seems appealing, Greg Bear approaches the idea from the "what if" perspective
of something going wrong that could be detrimental to the whole of society. In Bear's novel, Vergil, an ingenious scientist, creates smart cells from his
own body, going behind the experiments of his company which is trying desperately to develop the nanotechnology that we are trying to achieve in our
own time, and creates natural cells that can think on their own to manipulate their environment and make it better. Only, when the cells realize the
problems within the living system and begin to change things, it is more that Virgil bargained for. Each cell from every other living thing is
incorporated and melted into an alternate society, making each cell sentient, but also part of a communal group, sharing DNA, and ultimately
throughout the information transference, making each individual a part of the genetic whole. Because Virgil's creation ended the world as we know it
through the use of technology, it can be seen as the dark, forbidding text common to cyberpunk fiction. People are melting down into sheets of skin
and cities are stopping like broken down cities, only to be enveloped by the floating masses of paper thin cells that think for themselves, and yet share
information and thoughts indiscriminately. Each person is loosing a sense of themselves, breaking down into

Replicants In Blade Runner
By Harry Smith.
"Blade Runner is now regarded by many of the finest movie critics as one of the best science fiction films ever made." (Wikipedia, 2015)
В¬В¬В¬В¬В¬В¬В¬В¬Blade runner is a classic cyberpunk film noir, which today is classified as a cult classic in its time and is a fore runner today
for many other dystopia sci–fi films that are following in the same direction, such as the most recent Sci–fi films like I Robot. Disparate from other
science– fiction movies, which look to the future with optimism and hopefulness, Blade runner decides to take a gloomy nihilistic approach for what is
to come. Blade Runner is based on the interestingly aristocratic short novel by the famous Philip K. Dick, Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep. Blade
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Blade Runner is a sophisticated film, but the most obvious and recognised out of the five genres is cyberpunk. Cyberpunk is known as a sub–genre to
sci–fi films, whose movies generally will feature electronics like computers or cybernetics in a cyberspace setting. Cybernetic organisms, which are
known as replicants during Blade Runner are the reason for the cyberpunk theme and who are responsible for the forbidding vision of the future earth
abandoned by the capitalism behaviour which becomes uncontrollable. In the year 2019, large companies in the film have exchanged with the
government. Since then the earth turns into a degraded mess environmentally a place where people, look forward to abandoning in favour of the
recognised off–world colonies. A primary example during the film is J.F Sebastian who is the last resident of his entire apartment building.
Unfortunately in the film the only people left on planet earth are hopeless people who financially can't meet the expense to leave and those who profit
by manipulating and taking advantage of them. (Wikia,

Shaping Identity in William Gibson's Neuromancer Essay
Shaping Identity in William Gibson's Neuromancer
The number "one" is not a thing. Math has no definitive reality. Numbers are a social construct, a system of symbols designed to express the
abstractions through which properly developed societies explain aspects of reality. It follows that, as humanity seeks to understand more of what it is
to exist, bigger numbers are needed. Soon, we need machines to understand the numbers. Society plants a base on information technology, efficiency,
and a mechanical precision that is startling. What is desirable in a product is distilled to a formulaic essence and packaged neatly. Humans, too, are
boiled down to science. Glossy shots, red lipstick, concrete biceps, and an ever–decreasing waistline ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In Gibson's cyberpunk world, technology and humanity simultaneously clash and meld, creating a society in which humans scramble to interact with
technology, using it to gain footholds or augment their actual physical bodies. Humanity, in a sense, ceases to be defined by beinghuman – The
Ashpools and Hideo, for instance, are clones, their DNA unoriginal, replicated like the numbers and symbols that make up the infinite information
networks of the Sprawl. More apparently, Dixie Flatline is nothing more than a computer program hacked and grifted from a corporation, but he is
virtually the only major character in the book that treats Case like a friend without a motive behind it, aside from Linda, who is relatively unimportant
to the flow of the story after her initial involvement. (Damyanov) Through this relationship, Dixie gains at least a semblance of humanity, while Case is
drawn ever closer to technology. Dixie himself illuminates the question of human intelligence during a conversation with Case:
"...Me, I'm not human either, but I respond like one, see?" "Wait a sec, " Case said. "Are you sentient, or not?" "Well, it feels like I am, kid, but I'm
really just a bunch of ROM. It's one of them, ah, philosophical questions, I guess..." The ugly laughter sensation rattled down Case's spine. "But I ain't
likely to wite you no poem, if you follow me.

Understanding Technology in Neuromancer
Understanding Technology in Neuromancer Neuromancer, written by William Gibson in 1984, is a novel well ahead of its time. The book predicted
many concepts about the internet and cyberspace that exist today. Neuromancer, of the prophetic genre, is a novel that accurately describes and
predicts what will happen in the future. Characteristics of the prophetic novel include: dystopian societies, technologies, and progressive thinking.
Neuromancer is considered a prophetic novel because it contains many aspects distinct to its genre, such as unique characters, futuristic settings,
introspective themes, complex plots, dark atmospheres, and resistant tones. Although the prophetic genre may not appeal to everyone, it certainly is a
genre with fresh ideas and innovative thinking. Characters The characters of Neuromancer are very unusual and diverse. Henry Dorsett Case is the
computer–hacking, drug abusing protagonist of the novel. He is always in danger of something, whether it is the police arresting him for hacking into a
major corporation's database, or battling his own drug addiction. His problems really begin when he betrays his employers and steals important data
from their computers. They then punish him by crippling his nervous system and taking his hacking talent from his brain so he can't go into
cyberspace. He then turns to methamphetamine, crack and alcohol to deal with his frustration. Later, a mysterious man named Armitage has Case's
nervous system repaired. He then

Essay on A Comparison of Neuromancer and We So Seldom Look...
Considering that there are many different levels of realism, I have chosen to focus on Neuromancer by William Gibson and We so Seldom Look on
Love by Barbara Gowdy. The stories explore the boundaries of realism by using similar elements. The most obvious one is the margin between life
and death, which these two stories address. The main characters separate themselves from society's idealistic realism. Nevertheless, where is their
identity placed when living in a different realism? How does one understand the reality of a person with a fragmented mind?
"`Linda, who told you? Who told you I would come? Who?'" (Gibson, 242)
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The quotation above proves this, as she explains the process of her actions. The girl is able to clarify on the cadaver's actions to make it seem like it
acts with her. Her pushing on the male's chest while in a sexual act does this.
The characters in these two texts dislodge themselves from society's perspective of realism. In Gibson's Neuromancer, Case is involved in a world
where he is able to interact with the dead. The following excerpt is an example of Case entering into another world but of a contrasting realism.
"There were four sockets beneath the screen, but only one would accept the Hitachi adaptor.
He jacked in.
Nothing. Gray void.
No matrix. No grid. No cyberspace.
The deck was gone. His fingers were ...
And on the far rim of consciousness, a scurrying, a fleeting impression of something rushing toward him, across leagues of black mirror. ...
There seemed to be a city, beyond the curve of the beach, but it was far away." (Gibson, 233)

This is a reality for him since he is able to input himself into an intricate system where are the different worlds of realism are colliding and anything
is possible. When he inputs himself, he leaves behind the world that contains the "real" information, and enters into a world where there are indefinite
layers of the real. In Gowdy's We So Seldom Look on Love, the

Being a Cyberpunk: The Thin Line between Life and Cyberspace
Being a cyberpunk the 'thin' line between life and cyberspace Cyberpunks are young men who prefer to spend most of their lives putting their
abilities into practice while online. Even though the masses might be inclined to believe that they are little more than lifeless nerds in search of
sensational stories, people fail to look at things from the perspective of a cyberpunk. This person is concentrated on being successful while trying
to achieve particular goals on the internet and considers that he or she needs to be actively involved in such a process, especially taking into
account that the benefits are both spiritual and material. One can ever go as far as to say that these individuals think complexly and that their
forces need to be appreciated. Cyberpunks are basically society's rejects individuals who are unwilling to put across socially acceptable behavior
and focus on employing a rather anarchic attitude, but this does not stop them from wanting to live just like everyone else (the only difference is that
they have a different understanding of what it means to be alive). William Gibson's 1984 novel "Neuromancer" provides an intriguing look into a
world dominated by computers, a place where individuals who are proficient in operating them are capable of virtually everything that a typical
hacker would dream about doing. Case, the novel's protagonist, is a troubled young man who feels that it is pointless to try and be 'normal' and that
hacking is one of the

Neuromancer Essay
The life of a human being is defined not only by their own definition by character or nature but also by external influences such as environment and
development. It is only natural for a human being to be inter–connected with surroundings and to be a part of the actions and events around him /her.
Due to the nature of the human mind in which we use to improvise upon existing methods of improving quality of life and comforts, the world has
evolved into a place of complex technological development. The influence of technology and other developments in regard to artificially created
luxuries has played an important role in shaping our world and continues to be our top priority of existence. The impact that the evolving world and ...
In his book, Neuromancer, the environment description is that of cyberspace, where the central character, Case is portrayed as an expert computer
hacker who is recruited by a character named Amritage, who is one of those characters that are not disclosed to public eye, just recruiting the people
to finish their job. Amritage is seen to be in a partnership with Molly, who jointly assign a series of missions to the the central character of our story,
Case. As the story continues in the same direction, the mission is seen to be transferred to the Artificial intelligence company, Wintermute, who later
join hands with another Artificial Intelligence company, Neuromancer. The story revolves around the capacity of technology in using it against
someone or something, irrespective of what the ultimate aim or result could be.
The novel, Neuromancer is classified under the genre of Cyberpunk, which implies that the novel is downright, strong science fiction, involving
mainly the use of technology in all circumstances, the environment described, a scene of the future of science as imagined. The book addresses a
number of negative aspects such as the use of technology for illegal and/or wrong causes, the involvement of most individuals in high risk crimes and
the social decay that follows them as consequences of using technology for all tasks or missions, which makes crime a lot common. The

Aren T You The Good Man Analysis
Welcome back to the Phaser–zone a podcast traversing a galaxy of texts as we endeavour to explore the perpetual new world that is the science fiction
genre.
Adam Roberts, academic, critic and novelist claimed, "Science fiction is about the encounter with difference. At its best science fiction provides the
most supple and the most popular means of exploring diversity and difference; it opens up new possibilities; it makes us think." Today we'll be
exploring that difference as it's represented within the very genre itself, mutating from its origins in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, to become Scott's Blade
Runner, and the virtual reality of Gibson's Neuromancer. As represented in Pohl's Day Million and Sandberg's Kung Fury, Sci
–Fi as an ever–evolving ...
Blade Runner's L.A. 2019 sets the scene, a sprawl of urban spires amidst fiery miasma presenting our nightmarish future in an aerial shot. Our anti–hero
is Deckard, a bureaucratic detective confronting the world in monochrome, impassive as he methodically "retires" replicants. Riddley Scott's
euphemism sparks immediate discomfort, estranging us as we witness the progressive humanisation of replicants throughout the film, in Rachel's tears
and Roy Batty's breakdown beside the lifeless Pris. Machines become more deserving of our empathy, whereas Deckard, a seemingly flat character is
simply there to "do his job." Blade Runner's "Voight–Kampff test" is the quintessential exploration of Roberts' "diversity and difference" [or lack of],
assisting in the testing of individuals to discover potential artificiality. However, Scott's mise en scene establishes the apparatus as solely measuring
bodily functions such as heart rate and eye movement in response to emotionally provocative questions. Thus, by measuring the physical to scrutinise
the human, Scott suggests replicants, though imitations of humans are virtually indiscernible in regard to emotive response. Furthermore, emotive
response being product of the human condition, "opens up new possibilities" of technological adoption of human individuality. Scott's Rachel, and Roy
Batty have become Tyrell's vision – "more human than human" and arguably more so than our traditional hero.
Therefore, as Scott's Blade Runner gives rise to concerns regarding the distinction between human and commodity, science fiction "makes us think"
about the nature of our moral certainties, invariably changing with interminable scientific and technological

Cyberpunk and Science Fiction Essay
Cyberpunk and Science Fiction Science fiction can be defined as a method of story telling that steps outside of the box of life as we know it and
into the realm of the impossible. Science fiction works are often designed to be only truthful in the eyes of the author and the reader. However, there
are times when either a science fiction work parallels closely to the future of our world and therefore becomes a possibility or life pursues a science
fiction–like ideal making the quest heroic in itself. The latter of the two can describe the viewpoint of our growing cyberpunk culture and its belief
that technology is the end no matter what means be. The stories in the book Cyberpunk seems to focus on the life of a hacker. The book... Show more
The Punks visualize new applications for our latest technology, no matter what the judgment may be for that application (good vs. evil). These
envisioned plans are realized in Cyberpunk. Each story starts out with a young person who holds a vision. In each case, the Punk has a desire to find
an advantage gained by exploiting the technology. Aspirations were all fulfilled, from cheating telephone companies to hacking into corporate offices
and generally wreaking havoc on the cyberworld. To deal with these villains, our government attempts to prevent any misuse of technology through
the enactment of laws prohibiting illegal actions. In addition, manufacturers and visionaries continuously develop new products and technologies
designed to prevent the hackers from getting the upper hand. Despite these efforts however, as is the case in many science fiction works, it is the
villains who set the standard and the establishment fighting these villains is forced to follow. Science fiction villains and hackers alike, seem to
always be one step ahead of the law (see the latest and greatest computer virus for a perfect example). Some science fiction novels are written with our
world portrayed as a technological graveyard in the not–too–distant future. However, it seems that we are accelerating our rate of advancement by
mimicking the events of these science

Neuromancer And The Matrix Analysis
indispensable machines. In Neuromancer, the protagonist Case is indirectly manipulated by a powerful Artificial Intelligence named Wintermute. In
The Matrix, majority of the human population lives within a computer simulated world, run by machines. However, both storylines depict the fact that
manipulation is more abundant than is often seen, as both protagonists are more frequently under the influence of other humans. Neuromancer and The
Matrix both demonstrate the nature of manipulation, and explore the fact that individuals are oblivious to the manipulation that they face.
Manipulation is ubiquitous. Throughout the movie, the Matrix is presented to the audience as the as the only source of manipulation, "What is the
Matrix? Control" (The Matrix). The perspective shown to the audience implies that the robots are the only manipulative force present within this
society. Morpheus introduces Neo to the concept of the Matrix, by saying "You are a slave, Neo" (The Matrix) and further explaining it as "A
prison for your mind" (The Matrix). However, even once Neo has been freed from the matrix, he remains susceptible. Neo is constantly being
manipulated by both the Oracle and Morpheus. The oracle is able to manipulate Neo into saving Morpheus by telling him he was not "The One". In
doing so, she prevented Neo from becoming arrogant, and careless,

Neuromancer By William Gibson, The Technology And Violence
In the book Neuromancer by William Gibson, the technology and violence shown by the people and AI demonstrate that with the progression and
evolution of technology, the cruel nature of humans progresses and evolves with it, and vise versa. This shows that we should be weary and careful
of letting our technologies evolve too fast until we depend on technology too much for bettering our lives and get controlled by AI 's for their own
interests. Neuromancer is set in the distant future where technology has evolved greatly and humankind has even used it to modify our bodies senses,
strength, and mobility. Characters like Molly even explained that she had enhancements done to her eyes stating, "I can see in the dark, Case.
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The air had gotten worse; it seemed to have teeth tonight, and half the crowd wore filtration masks" (Gibson 15). Also in this future most animals
were extinct, "Hey, Christ," the Finn said, taking Case's arm, "looka that." He pointed. "It's a horse, man. You ever see a horse?" Case glanced at
the embalmed animal and shook his head. It was displayed on a sort pedestal, near the entrance to a place that sold birds and monkeys. The thing's
legs had been worn black and hairless by decades of passing hands" (Gibson 87), and there were also "blue mutant carp" (Gibson 8) being sold,
showing us animals that still existed were mutated. But not only had technology killed off most of the animals on Earth and modified people 's
appearances and abilities, it also needed violence in order to progress. This is shown by one of Case 's thoughts: "But he also saw a certain sense in
the notion that burgeoning technologies require outlaw zones, that Night City wasn't there for its inhabitants, but as a deliberately unsupervised
playground for technology itself. (Gibson 11) and his also told through the example of the Screaming Fist operation, "Wasted a fair bit of patriotic
young flesh in order to test some new technology. They knew about the Russians' defenses, it came out later. Knew about the emps, magnetic pulse
weapons. Sent these fellows regardless, just to see" (Gibson 35). The future also showed that

Postmodern Noir Vs Cyber-Noir
Postmodern noir and Cyber–noir
Across all noir periods there exists a unifying set of traits that link them all together and at the core of that set is the desire to destabilize and unsettle
the audience while also portraying a world in which light and dark are in constant battle. As the 21st century furthers technological advancements in the
film industry the boundaries of what–can–be–noir become even more blurred, giving way to what many scholars call the post–modern neo–noir, or
postmodern–noir era. A fundamental aspect of postmodernism is a propensity to destabilize the genre's realistic grounding. Postmodern film noir
involves a "fundamental shift in the conception of artistic production in which creativity is no longer conceived in

Textual Analysis Of Blade Runner
Ridley Scott's Blade Runner stands to be one of the most influential piece of filmmaking throughout the history of cinema. Although considered
underwhelming initially by polarizing critics and audience alike, the film gained an immense cult following and was soon regarded as one of the best
science fiction films of all time. The film put hard sci–fi into the mainstream, and gave life to Cyberpunk aesthetic all in all by combining the engaging
and focused ideas of neo–noir with themes and pacing of early European art–house films. Even today, the themes and the question the film poses garner
a great deal of discussion.
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It's not like the film lacks interesting themes or ambitious ideas, just that it lacks the elegance in the portrayal of these ideas. The elegance that made
the original stand–out and work in the first place. The original's experiment with incorporation of literally themes, such as classical Greek Dramas
and weird, almost fantastical elements from Samuel Buckett's Theatre of the Absurd is what set it apart. These vague, hard to grasp concepts sell this
unlived and unimaginable world the movie is trying to sell. The audience has never personally faced a moral conundrum like the film poses, yet it's
effective due to its delivery. 2049, however, is an insanely high budget, highly publicized modern film with producers who want to make their money
back. Hence, the movie drops the original's ambitious vagueness, for something more easily digestible. The ideas presented are not given enough
depth, and a more conventional plot structure is given preference over a more thematic one. The film seems to be scared to continue the conversation
the first movie brings up, and rather revels in the ones already

Transcendence and Technology in William Gibson's Neuromancer
Transcendence and Technology in Neuromancer
"Where do we go from here?" Case asks near the conclusion of William Gibson's novel Neuromancer (259). One answer suggested throughout most of
the narrative is nowhere. True, geographically we are whisked around the urban centers of Earth in the near future, Chiba City, the Sprawl, Istanbul, and
then to the orbital pleasure domes and corporate stronghold of Freeside and Straylight. The kind of movement to which I am referring is not overtly
physical, though. Neuromancer articulates a motion inward, its attention focused upon subtle interiors; it is implosive rather than expansive, choosing to
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With this increasingly sophisticated technology, with the ability to remake the world and ourselves, Case's question resonates self consciously: where
do we go from here? Neuromancer presents technology in an accelerating culture as a potent force capable of facilitating escape, immersion,
destruction, and even transcendence of self without glamorizing or demonizing technology itself. Perhaps, in this manner, Gibson is able to posit more
than one viable answer to this paralyzing (peculiarly postmodern) question.
As the gap between present and future grows smaller and becomes difficult to discern, people and machines overlap and, in some cases, are indistinct
or interchangeable. "If we move even 'twenty minutes into the future (a la Max Headroom [1985])," as Larry McCaffrey states, "we will encounter a
world...unimaginably transformed..." (9). In this environment, where "whole bodies of technique" are "supplanted monthly", the soft flesh of the
human body becomes "a deliberately unsupervised playground for technology itself" (Neuromancer 4,11). Some cybernetic implants, Molly's
mirrorshaded eyes, her retractable razor claws, the brain sockets built to accept microsofts, software allowing instant access to and mastery of entire
worlds of knowledge and skills, offer the promise of heightened, seemingly superhuman, physical and/or mental abilities. Such prosthetics seek to
exploit or enhance a

Artificial Intelligence in Gibson's Idoru and Oshii's...
Artificial Intelligence in Gibson's Idoru and Oshii's Ghost in the Shell Introduction If people knew what scientists are up to, they would not be
sleeping as calmly as they do today. If only they knew, they would read more carefully what the cyberpunk authors have to say. The purpose of this
work is not only to compare the pictures of Artificial Intelligence (hereafter referred to simply as AI) included in two major works of cyberpunk
genre, but also to show the connection between those images and the reality we all live in or its nearest future. So what is the future of AI depicted in
cyberpunk works like? And if, as Sterling suggests, science–fiction writers pass on a cautionary message to the... Show more content on Helpwriting.net
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A useful addition to it is provided by the author who is considered one of the founders of the genre, William Gibson. In one of his interviews he
stated that it "is about the present. It's not really about an imagined future. It's a way of trying to come to terms with the awe and terror inspired . . .
by the world in which we live" (Anonymous collective work). This opinion is in accordance with the opening quotation from Sterling. Both opinions,
too, answer the question of why the examples from this particular genre were chosen for the sake of comparison shown in this very work. Indeed,
there is a reason for doing this: the resemblance to reality cyberpunk works bear. Obviously, there are other genre–specific features that characterize
cyberpunk: like the presence of the Internet (that is often combined into one entity with virtual reality and takes up different names: Cyberspace,
Matrix, Multiverse, partly because it was invented in cyberpunk literature before it was invented in reality and named the Internet) or the influence of
almighty organizations in the form of international corporations or mafia–like criminal orders of different kinds. These elements, too, appear in the
works described herein, but they are just other elements of a picture already defined. Defining Basic Notions: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Let
us now consider the term Artificial Intelligence. What is AI then? And do we live

Psycho Pass Mandatory Happiness Analysis
Psycho–Pass: Mandatory Happiness is a visual novel adaptation of the popular anime with the same name developed by 5pb and published by NIS
America. Psycho–Pass: Mandatory Happiness tells the tale of a rogue A.I and the police–like enforcers and inspector's tribulations stopping it. And that
begs the question, is Happiness Mandatory upon completion of Psycho–Pass? DYSTOPIAN CYBERPUNK POLICE PROCEDURAL Somewhere, in
the ocean outside of Tokyo lies the artificial domed island city of Sado Marine. A few days ago, a sophisticated state
–of–the–art medicinal cyborg
arrived at its national hospital, and that serves as the interloper's goal. He scoffs derisively at the facility's lackluster security measures as he covertly
encroaches into its closed–off, restricted areas; he silently makes his way into Neurosurgery and gazes down on his new toy. When the police–like
enforcers and inspectors would later... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The various characters enjoy subtle facial animations like eye–blinking as well as passable lip synching, which avoids stagnancy. 5pb should be
commended for how skillfully they have adapted the look of the source material in Psycho–Pass: Mandatory Happiness' visual presentation. The same
rings true for the environmental designs as well; several intricately drawn interiors and exterior locations make up the story. The art direction was so
good I actually removed the text boxes from time to time in order to get a closer look at the

Day Of The Locust Book Report
5 Cult Classics That Are Must Reads (645 Words)
While it might be hard to reach a consensus about just what makes a book a cult classic, you'll definitely know that you have read one after turning
the final page. The following 5 books are the ones you might have heard about in passing or that keep popping up in conversations. Some you might
never even have heard about, but one thing is for sure, they are all must reads that belong in your library.
The Day of the Locust – Nathanael West
American author Nathanael West published hisnovel, The Day of the Locust, in 1939. It is set in Hollywood and tells the story of Tod Hackett, a
young artist. Tod moves to California in the hope of finding inspiration for his next painting and ends up working for a Hollywood studio. It is here
where Tod ends up interacting with the strange people on the fringes of thefilm industry. The novel sold less than 2000 copies after it was first
published and the author died shortly afterwards in a car crash. However, it soon became a cult classic and by the late nineties ended up on the list of
100 best English–language novels of the 20th century.
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It is a about a group of survivors from a plane crash in Tibet who go on to find shelter at a mysterious monastery. Not only is Lost Horizon an
enjoyable story in its own right, but its timeless themes also makes it very thought provoking. Although the public only realized the brilliance of Lost
Horizon after Hilton published his novella, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, it is now considered a cult classic that inspired two films along with numerous radio

Thomas Pynchon Accomplishments
Thomas Pynchon is an American author, known for his deep and complex novels. Some say he is the greatest American author since World War II.
Being such a private person, there are only few pictures of him in the public, and only few interviews with him. By using satire, irony, and symbolism,
he showcased the moral flaws in humans at that time in society. Doing so he influenced many future writers, and artists, as well as the literature world.
Pynchon is known for being part of the postmodernism movement in literature.
Born on May 8th 1937, in New York, he is the descendent of William Pynchon, the founder of Springfield, Massachusetts. His long line of wealthy
ancestors and family style greatly influenced his writings. He was student of the year at Oyster Bay High, and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net
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He is thought to have influenced many directors, writers, and artists. Specifically influencing Neal Stephenson and William Gibson. One of
Pynchon's novels Gravity's Rainbow is considered the start of the cyberpunk genre, of which Stephenson and Gibson were very prominent authors in.
Pynchon is believed to be the reason cyberpunk made its way into the literature world and grew into a popular genre. "The Bible of the 21st Century
has an Old Testament and a New. The Old, written in 1973 by Thomas Pynchon, is called Gravity's Rainbow." In 1987, in Spin Magazine, Thomas
Leary compared Pynchon's novel to the Old Testament, as if it was like the beginning of something, that without Pynchon, cyberpunk would not be the
genre that it is today. He stated that the "New Testament" to Pynchon's novel was Gibson's novel; Neuromancer. His novel was published in 1973,
and cyberpunk was not viewed as a literary genre until the early 1980's. His novel is considered to be the original cyberpunk novel, which is why
some categorize it in that

Summary Of Samuel Delany's Racism And Science Fiction
As a black man, Samuel Delany has experienced discrimination and racism in a number of settings. However, as a Science Fiction writer he mostly
explores racism in that community. Samuel Delany's, "Racism and Science Fiction" explores how "Racism is a system. As such, it is fueled as much
by chance as by hostile intentions and equally the best intentions as well. It is whatever systematically acclimates people, of all colors, to become
comfortable with the isolation and segregation of the races, on a visual, social, or economic level"(31). Delany blames social traditions, and material
and economic conditions for supporting the system. And not actual individuals. Delany supports his argument by giving three examples of when he has
experienced racism in science fiction. The issue of racism in science fiction is presented by Delany when he tells his readers of an encounter with
Isaac Asimov, his convention book signing partner, and his habitual panel placement with a fellow writer. While Delany was walking back to his
seat after winning an award for "Aye, and Gomorrrah" fellow writer Isaac Asimov pulled him aside and jokingly said,"You know, Chip, we only
voted you those awards because you're negro"(18). Delany, although realizing that Asimov was using satire to say that the color of his skin had no
part in the voting decision. Realized that unintentionally or not, Asimov was saying that no matter Delany's achievements he will always be
"Negro". This fits in to Delany's explanation of what systematic racism does, it acclimates people of color to be comfortable with the isolation of
races. Because Delany is a black writer he will foremost be know as a black writer before anything else, and will always be grouped in that category.
This well intentioned joke fuels the system that is racism.
As mentioned before. Systematic racism can also be fueled by chance. During a convention where writers were grouped together for book signing.
Nalo Hopkinson and Delany, the only two black writers attending the convention, were sat together. Delany's friend was in charge of the book signing
scheduling and said that they were sat by a program and, "Well, certainly there's nothing wrong with that pairing. But the point is, I

Johnny Mnemonic
The short text of "Johnny Mnemonic" by William Gibson should be considered within the cyberpunk fiction genera according to Zachary Hyde's essay
"A Short Introduction to Science Fiction". Cyberpunk is considered a "where high/low culture and human/machine representations comingle, producing
an ideology completely disruptive to the dominant social order" (Hyde 1). This trend correlates with "Jonny Mnemonic", in which the main character
is a hybrid human/recording machine. He black out like a machine reciting codes for hours. Eddie Bax lives in an "information economy"(Gibson 16).
He deals with the elite brokers, one of which was known to be "the world's weathiest criminal ... owns comsats and at least three shuttles ... a true
multinationalist ...

Similarities Between Gibson And Alfred Bester
Alfred Bester and William Gibson are both prominent authors in the science fiction genre. Elements such as science and technology advancements as
seen through the space lens, megacorporations verses a dystopian gritty underworld, and the anti–hero protagonist in Alfred Bester' The Stars My
Destination are echoed and further refined in William Gibson's novel Neuromancer solidifying the cyberpunk subgenre. Women also have more respect
and prevalence in Gibson's later book.
Both novels portray the rise of a rough outsider male protagonist against forces much larger than him as made possible through the novel's dark and
corrupt world. Gully Foyle in The Stars My Destination is the sole survivor of a space attack on his ship the Nomad and his enormous will to survive
allows him to endure for six months. When another spaceship, the Vorga, finally does pass by but ignores his... Show more content on Helpwriting.net
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Gully is not a good person and will do anything it takes to get his revenge. However, this does fit Bester's purpose for Gully's character. His
eye–opening speech towards the end of the novel does make the message come across in the manner that Bester wanted it to. It resonates
powerfully, "You pigs, you. You rut like pigs, is all. You got the most in you, and you use the least... Got a million in you and spend pennies. Got a
genius in you an think crazies. Got a heart in you and feel empties. All a you" (Bester 230). Despite this, Case is simply more dimensional. His
violent acts and drug abuse are a response to a more complex reason than revenge. Case also employs more empathetic behaviors throughout the
book. He does become at peace with his past, specifically regarding Linda. When he leaves her the final time he gives her his jacket, "'I don't know,'
he said, 'maybe you're here. Anyway, it gets cold.'" (Gibson 144). Case's relationship with Molly is also more pure and respectful than any of Gully's
encounters with

Social Darwinism in Cyberpunk Literature Essay
In the 1870s, the English sociologist Herbert Spencer applied Charles Darwin's theories of biological evolution to human behavior and
institutions. Spencer used the idea of survival of the fittest in biology and theorized human society had evolved the same way (Cooper 15). Social
Darwinism, as Spencer's theory is called, pits everyone against each other to survive in the world where humans are soldiers in a war for survival. If a
person is poor, it is their fault and no one should help that person rise above the poverty status. If a person is rich, they are worthy of the position
based on their actions, even if morally wrong. So if one is poor, the person will be weeded out of society while the rich survive.
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Not just the strong will survive, but the one with the strongest technology will triumph. This is Cyberpunk.
For example, the story "Burning Chrome" by William Gibson illustrates the genre's theme of characters manipulating technology to survive. The
protagonists of Gibson's story are Automatic Jack and Bobby Quine, a couple of hackers waiting for their big score to come through. They need the
financial windfall quickly too, since Bobby is loosing his edge at the computer console and isn't getting any younger. "He was twenty–eight, Bobby,
and that's old for a console cowboy," (Gibson 170). Jack's job is to simply keep up with the hottest software to give the pair a greater edge.
In general Gibson is describing two hackers losing the evolutionary battle for survival. At age twenty–eight, Bobby is already outdated. Cyberpunk is
quick and dirty when it comes to survival. The evolutionary fight is hard and normally a character has one shot, like these two characters. What Jack
and Bobby need is something to place them above the rest of the hacker world, and in Cyberpunk that can only be found though manipulating
technology. This edge above competition comes in the form of a black object:
It was obviously some kind of plug–in military program. Out of the mailer, it looked like the magazine of a small automatic rifle, coated with
nonreflected black plastic. The edges and corners showed bright metal, it had been knocked around for a while. (Gibson

Essay On Cyberpunk
While science fiction was once primarily "about science," it has since evolved into a far–reaching field that encompasses a variety of subgenres.
в¦Ѓcyberpunk: The cyberpunk genre emerged in the early 1980s; combining cybernetics and punk, the term was coined by author Bruce Bethke for his
1980 short story Cyberpunk. The time frame is usually near–future and the settings are often dystopian in nature and characterized by misery. Common
themes in cyberpunk include advances in information technology and especially the Internet, visually abstracted as cyberspace and artificial
intelligence. в¦ЃTime travel: Time travel stories have antecedents in the 18th and 19th centuries. Time travel continues to be a popular subject in
modern science fiction, in print, movies, and television episodes of Stargate SG1 and the BBC television series Doctor Who. в¦ЃAlternative history :
Alternative history stories are based on the premise that historical events might have turned out differently. These stories may use time travel to change
the past, or may simply set a story in a universe with a different history from our own. в¦ЃMilitary SF: Military science fiction is set in the context of
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Subsequently, humans' ever–expanding capitalist needs lead them to another planet where they are at risk of making modernity's same mistakes. In
Avatar, Cameron shows us an Eden–like world, untouched by destructive human qualities, almost a post–nuclear refuge for people but with one caveat.
Humans must abandon their capitalist values and reinvent themselves to cohabitate respectfully and harmoniously with their environment and each
other. It is not innocent that Cameron chose to call this world Pandora. It's a world representing richness and gifts in the form of precious minerals,
which will unleash the worst in humans as they seek to mine its sacred

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein-The Women Of Cyberpunk
The Women of Cyberpunk
Women have always been on the fringes of the science fiction writing community. Not only have there been few female writers, but few female
characters of substance have explored the universe, battled aliens, or discovered new technologies. Even in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818),
considered by some to be the first science fiction novel, Elizabeth, who is the major female character, does little more than decorate Victor's arm, snag
his heart, and eventually contribute to his self–destruction. Women were virtually non–existent in the Golden Age SF (1938–1949) writings; except
perhaps as trophies to be rescued, or smoldering, sexual beings that really didn't contribute to the overall plot other than as the ... Show more content on
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"Target specs on a combat that isn't in the book–––"
"Waste my time and you won't profile at all," said Molly, leaning across his scarred plastic desk to prod him with her forefinger.
"So maybe you want to buy your microwaves somewhere else?" He was a tough kid, behind his Mao–job. A Nighttowner by birth, probably.
Her hand blurred down the front of his jacket, completely severing the lapel without rumpling the fabric.
"So we got a deal or what?"
"Deal," he said, staring at his ruined lapel with what he must have hoped was only polite interest. "Deal." (Gibson, 38)
In the above passage, it is evident that Molly, however, would not have the ability to truly break away from the female SF character stereotype without
her body's enhancements. She is the more physically powerful because of them. Technically, she could be considered a cyborg in feminist and
technological theorist Donna Haraway's view because of these enhancements:
"Chiba. Yeah. See, Molly's been to Chiba, too." And she showed me her hands, fingers slightly spread. Her fingers were slender, tapered, very white
against the polished burgundy nails. Ten blades snicked straight out from their recesses beneath her nails, each one a narrow, double edged scalpel in
pale blue steel. (Gibson 37)

and,
And I saw for the first time that the mirrored lenses were surgical

Analysis Of The Book ' Neuromancer ' By William Gibson
Neuromancer, is a novel written by William Gibson in 1984, the story follows the experiences of Henry Dorsett Case, a talented console cowboy
(hacker), who's lifestyle dramatically changed once he was caught stealing from his employer. As a punishment, he was given a Russian mycotoxin
that damaged his nervous system, rendering him unable to hack into cyberspace again. Case meets Armitage, his future employer who can fix is
nervous system which will allow him to return back into cyber space, but on Armitage terms. Case must carry out the missions given to him by
Armitage or he will release the toxins back into his nervous system. AI's (artificial intelligence) are introduced, which are designed with learning
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Case, for example, having once been a talented console cowboy, is now a useless, washed–up has–been. The cyberspace technology that Case
identified with and lived for, was suddenly stripped away from him. He had become dependent on the trill of using the technology for his own
advantages, unable to utilize and benefit from it any more, he is now lost, miserable and feels imprisoned in his own flesh. "For Case, who 'd
lived for the bodiless exultation of cyberspace, it was the Fall. In the bars he 'd frequented as a cowboy hotshot, the elite stance involved a certain
relaxed contempt for the flesh. The body was meat. Case fell into the prison of his own flesh" (Gibson, 1984, p. 3). Case would do anything to get
back the access of using the technology that he has become accustomed and extremely dependent on, even if it meant giving up his own free will.
Gibson foresaw this as a possibility in what could happen in the future with technology and what is actually happening now. In the real 21st century
world we currently live in, technology has become more than just a tool, it has become a part of us as we rely on it literally every day. For example,
the mobile phone with GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) integration, allows us to track our current location and enables us to travel to places easier
than ever before, through the use GPS coordinates. This little accessory has now become a part of the norm, an assimilation of ourselves in which we
are never seen

Neuromancer a Book Written by William Gibson
Neuromancer
The book "Neuromancer" was written in 1984 and it has blown away the thought barriers with the author's technology implementation. It was written by
a well–known author that goes by the name of William Gibson. In the book we find ourselves in a futuristic Japan where arcades, hacking, drugs, sex,
violence, splicing, and technology has taken over. This is not the Japan we know today, or is it?
In today's world Japan is very much up there with technology. The way the author describes technology is very plausible when comparing to recent
times. With his words he is able to manipulate our minds into thinking that this is actually can happen. Starting off with "RAM" (Random Access
Memory) which is used today in every computer. Case the main character tries to sell three megabytes of RAM which is a hefty amount of memory.
The author also talks about other components that can be found in a computer such as a HDD (hard disk drive), and how they work together with
RAM. Gibson pushes the boundary when talking about splicing or how people can get into other people's minds, and actually feeling their pain.
Other technology such as extended nail blades that Molly has is also hard to grasp. Questions such as "How long are they?" or "How can those
fingers actually hold a blade since they have joints?" cross our minds. These are just two types of technologies out of many that are mentioned in the
book, and that can be questioned as well. This does not mean it is

Artificiality In William Gibson's Neuromancer
Science Fiction provokes the audience to question their values as they are invited to a futuristic society which resembles our modern world. Science
Fiction serves as a speculative fiction based on the composer's concerns towards modern society as referenced through William Gibson's statement
"It's a way of trying to come to terms with the awe and terror inspired in me by the world in which we live". The fundamental values of morality and
humanity have been replaced by greed and human kind's obsession to play the role of God through science and technology. This is demonstrated
through Gibson's Neuromancer where the composer reflects Science Fiction conventions within his composition. Gibson explores the subgenre
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Everything within this world is manufactured and lacks the sensory experience of things in the natural world. The use of onomatopoeia "She'd reached
out and touched this, her artificial nails clicking against the Lexan sandwich protecting the broken glass", emphasises the absence of sensory
experience towards natural elements due to the reliability towards artificiality. The absence of nature and artificiality suggests that society has ruined,
damaged and completely destroyed natural resources. This is demonstrated in the visual imagery "The sky above the port was the colour of television,
tuned to a dead channel", where technology plays an essential role within Neuromancer society, that they neglect natural elements. The world has now
turned to medical intervention, technology and Science to preserve life through artificial means. Gibson assesses the use of technology within society,
setting limitation of the extent of reliability towards science and technology, ensuring that it doesn't intervene with morals and ethics. The people in
this society are fixated on extending their lives through a medical intervention such as the replacement of limbs. This obsession is best represented in
the characterisation of Julius Deane, "Julius Deane was one hundred and thirty–five years old, his metabolism assiduously warped by a weekly fortune
in serums and hormones... genetic surgeons reset the code of his DNA". Greed for money has replaced God, ethics and natural order. Attaining and
preserving status and wealth has become their priority/ 'God' and they are willing to do anything illegal to acquire it. In this society everyone follows
the same way of living to survive, without care for others or for a higher being. This leads to an absence of a real connection between nature and
people. The relationships between people are superficial and lack emotional

New Era of Cyberpunk Literature Essay
Through years of advancements in the world, technology has become greatest aspect. The development of technology by incorporating the human mind
and culture has brought about a new era. These are the criteria of cyberpunk literature, in which William Gibson's "Johnny Mnemonic" is a good
example of cyberpunk literature. The novel reflects on how the human mind has been incorporated into the advanced technological world. This relates
to cyberpunk literature because it follows the same ideas, but to a greater extent. Elmer Dewitt's "Cyberpunk" and Sterling's "Preface to Mirrorshades"
both give an excellent criteria to cyberpunk literature in both aspects of culture and mind.
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Dewitt excellently shows the relationship of the physical mind with technology and computers. "The cyberpunks look at those wires from the inside:
they talk to the network as if it were an actual place– a virtual reality that can be entered, explored and manipulated." (Dewitt 60) This shows how the
idea of cyberpunk literature is interconnected with technology as one. It allows people to express themselves in different ways. The idea of virtual
reality was also presented in the novel "Johnny Mnemonic" when he is connected to the machine to extract his memories. The story clearly relates to
this idea because it incorporates the mind conjoined with technology. "and one day I'll have a surgeon dig out all the silicone out of my amygdale,
and I'll live with my own memories and nobody else's"(Sterling 12–13). This shows how this type of technology could be too influential in this aspect.
Although, it is made clear in cyberpunk literature that it incorporates the idea of technology and the human mind as working together.
The second criterion of cyberpunk literature is integration of culture and technology. These aspects relate to how people join together and make
technology and computers part of their culture and lifestyle. People have become more united because of cyber communities that have developed. The
idea of using computers to communicate with one another is a great example of cyberpunk literature. People are able to connect in a

Cyberpunk Definitional Paper
Cyberpunk Definitional Paper In the late 1970's and early '80's and new type of writing style came about that relied on many of the traditional
criteria to be called science fiction, but had a certain something else that had many people agreeing that it was not just science fiction. This new style
of writing was so different and so many people started writing in this style that the general public decided that it was time this genre of writing
deserved a label: cyberpunk. Cyberpunk is not an easy group of writing to define on paper, but it is easy to spot when one is reading it. The cyberpunk
writing movement started out with many short stories then became recognizable to the masses with probably the movements most successful novel,...
This is not to say that cyberpunks do not have there fair share of far flung imaginative human interface hookups and so forth, but they are talking
about technology that if it were to be developed, it would be within the writers life time or so. The other difference in the technology that is described
in cyberpunk is how it is used. Almost every person in the stories has access to the technology. More importantly, the technology involved normally
allows for extreme human inter–action with it. The writer will make computers and humans connect, and allow the computer to alter the mind,
human social behaviors, and/or society itself. Cyberpunk futures make computers not only become a part of everyday life, but a integral element
for survival and prosperity. This aspect is the main plot in Gibson's novel. His main character, Chase, needs to find a way to reverse the damage in a
chip in his head for him to do the type of work he wanted to do. Before cyberpunk, humans had control over thier technology, and it was a separate
entity, but now the distinction over how much a person is human and how much of them are machine is not so clear. Now humans have lost the ability
to control thier technology. Another important feature of cyberpunk is the integration of everyday events and items that affect people the most. In
Neuromancer, Gibson allows chase to go in to a bar and have a beer. This may not be an overly exciting event, one that many people do every day, but
the

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Numerous characters in the novel use these technologies to further their own goals. Case, the "cowboy", hacks various systems for monetary gain
but, he is, also, addicted to the matrix and the cyberspace. Case agrees to work for Armitage in exchange for repairs of his nervous system, which
grants him back the ability to enter the matrix. He doesn't have any knowledge of what is the objective of their mission. He is motivated, mostly, by
the ability to interact once again with the cyberspace and to rise above the condition of a simple "meat" (Miller and Wagner–Martin 57). The
interaction with the cyberspace is described as ultimate physical experience and is compared to an orgasm (Roberts 174) Molly states "I saw you
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However, both are dependent on their cybernetic enhancement and are unable to function properly without them. McCoy Pauley, Dixie Flatline, is the
character who is problematic to the traditional notion of a character. He is a computer program (an algorithm) that can mimic dead's individual
personality and habits. He does everything a conscious person does: laughs, answers, possesses a self awareness and the desire to die. However, he
can't attain a sense of self–identity and, therefore, he isn't real (Roberts 175–177). Armitage, unlike McCoy Pauley, has the body of a real human being.
However, as the story progresses characters realize that Armitage is some sort of flesh construct, a ROM personality build around the fragmented
identity of a real man named Corto, who was almost killed in a military raid. Eventually, the Corto's personality emerges through Armitage; he is insane
and is killed by Wintermute. In contrast, Armitage had self–preservation habits. Even though, Armitage was just a programmed personality, built by
Wintermute, he seemed more real and human than his actual identity, Corto (Roberts 176–177). For some entire clans, like the Tessier–Ashpools, the
progress in technology was their demise. Their plan to retain control over their corporation fails as family members become increasingly unstable,
most likely due to their unusual existence (cloning and being cryogenically frozen and refrozen in labs): Ashpool kills Tessier, his wife, after she

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Parallels between God and AI in Neuromancer
The world of "meat" provides the base for much of what happens throughout William Gibson's novel Neuromancer. The lives of characters are shaped
by their flesh and blood experiences. The realm of artificial intelligence (AI) is the base for all of the events that are central to the life of a character.
All events and lives are under control of the AI, and all things serve the AI's purpose. The matrix serves to mash the two realms together, in times and
places where AI cannot physically control the meat. The relationship between these realms is a direct parallel to God's relationship with man.
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This grand scheme remains unknown to Case, and the rest of humanity for that matter, but its existence is made known. This is indicative of the great
"meaning of life" mystery that Christianity seeks to understand and explain.
Case is not the sole representative of humanity. All men and women are; human nature and the desires, needs, and demands thereof are thrown under
the term "meat." This word is symbolic itself, being the physical makeup of humans and the source of human movement, as well as being food for
survival. Meat is humanity, then. The meat does all kinds of godless things, including rampant and wanton drug use, casual, mindless sex, crime for
crime's sake as a way of life, and remaining ignorant to a higher power other than their own will. The portrayal of humanity as meat makes it a polar
opposite to the omnipotent, omnipresent AI. The meat is so far removed from "god" that it no longer cares about searching for something greater, it
only finds itself indulging constantly in the senses. For the AI to carry out its purpose, for God to tend to His sheep, there must be a medium.
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