Mason Britton
Mr. Bash
English 11
11 November 2016
Summary
Exposition: In the book, Neuromancer, the protagonist is Henry Dorsett Case, otherwise known as just Case for short (Gibson 1). He is the character that the book solely revolves around as he attempts to get his old life back. The setting of the story starts off in Chiba City, otherwise known as Night City, located in Japan (Gibson 5). But, over the course of the story, the setting shifts to BAMA, or the “Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis,” Istanbul, and a few other locations, so the setting frequently changes (Gibson 57). The time that the novel takes place in is in the near future of our present day, but since the novel was written in 1984, it is set in the far future back then. …show more content…
As long as this toxin is in his blood, Case cannot access cyberspace, thus deeming his trade with technology useless. However, Case is temporarily cured of this toxin by a man named Armitage, who hires Case to take part in multiple heists for him and use his prowess of hacking. There’s one catch, though. If the crew that Armitage has assembled for this heists underperforms or comes up short, the original toxin that poisoned Case will come back to fruition and retake its place in his nervous system as the fix is only temporary (Gibson 61). This is an example of a man vs. man conflict, as Case must stick true to himself throughout the story and finish what he has …show more content…
Using Case’s brains and Molly’s braun, they successfully steal the ROM construct containing what they need from a security company named Sense/Net (Gibson 90). Case afterward receives a message from a messenger that is one word “Wintermute,” from Wintermute, who is an AI (Artificial Intelligence) (Gibson 92) Molly, feeling uneasy about Armitage’s true identity, tells Case to use the Dixie Flatline for their own benefit and hack secretly into a database of Armitage’s to find more info on him. Before that though, Molly and Case take the hint from the Wintermute message and believe that is where Armitage is getting his goodies and influence for the heist, since he is being very secretive (Gibson
Mr. Bash
English 11
11 November 2016
Summary
Exposition: In the book, Neuromancer, the protagonist is Henry Dorsett Case, otherwise known as just Case for short (Gibson 1). He is the character that the book solely revolves around as he attempts to get his old life back. The setting of the story starts off in Chiba City, otherwise known as Night City, located in Japan (Gibson 5). But, over the course of the story, the setting shifts to BAMA, or the “Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis,” Istanbul, and a few other locations, so the setting frequently changes (Gibson 57). The time that the novel takes place in is in the near future of our present day, but since the novel was written in 1984, it is set in the far future back then. …show more content…
As long as this toxin is in his blood, Case cannot access cyberspace, thus deeming his trade with technology useless. However, Case is temporarily cured of this toxin by a man named Armitage, who hires Case to take part in multiple heists for him and use his prowess of hacking. There’s one catch, though. If the crew that Armitage has assembled for this heists underperforms or comes up short, the original toxin that poisoned Case will come back to fruition and retake its place in his nervous system as the fix is only temporary (Gibson 61). This is an example of a man vs. man conflict, as Case must stick true to himself throughout the story and finish what he has …show more content…
Using Case’s brains and Molly’s braun, they successfully steal the ROM construct containing what they need from a security company named Sense/Net (Gibson 90). Case afterward receives a message from a messenger that is one word “Wintermute,” from Wintermute, who is an AI (Artificial Intelligence) (Gibson 92) Molly, feeling uneasy about Armitage’s true identity, tells Case to use the Dixie Flatline for their own benefit and hack secretly into a database of Armitage’s to find more info on him. Before that though, Molly and Case take the hint from the Wintermute message and believe that is where Armitage is getting his goodies and influence for the heist, since he is being very secretive (Gibson