Neuromancer: Conclusion

At the end of this Novel, many of the issues get resolved but there are also many that remain unsolved. Case is able to complete his task that Armitage assigned him. They get the password from Lady 3Jane and unlock the Turing Lock. The poisoned sacs in Case are destroyed and he is able to live his life. Paul Riveria is killed by the poisoned drugs that Molly gave him and Wintermute is finally reunited with his other half, Neuromancer. Also, you realize that Case and Molly never really loved each other and that they just used each other for companionship. However, you realize that Case did love Linda Lee because whenever Wintermute manipulated him using Linda Lee, he became the enraged and lost self-control. Everything seems to have been resolved but in reality it has not been.
At the end of the novel Case is talking to Wintermute, who is posing as Finn, and Wintermute tells him that he is no longer Wintermute, he is now the Matrix. You are not sure if he is still united with Neuromancer and whether or not if he alone is the ruler of the matrix. Also, you read that Case sees the images of Riveria, Linda Lee, and himself. It is not unclear whether that was a real or imagined image. Also, if it was a real image was that a just a memory that had been saved or was that them in the matrix? The question of what happens to Molly at the end of this novel remains a mystery. The novel's last sentence is "he never saw Molly again" (261). You do not know what becomes of her. The world in which Linda Lee's consciousness was is still a mystery as well. That was a world that Neuromancer created and it is still unclear as to why he wanted Linda Lee and Case to be there together. Lastly, it is unclear whether or not Dixie Flatine was actually erased like he wanted to be. In the end, Case hears a a laugh that resembles Paul McCoy's which means Flatine might still be alive.

Neuromancer: Frameworks and Motifs

The two frameworks/motifs that I saw throughout part II ,and in some of part III, were the cyberspace and brain/mind/nervous system frameworks. There is one party where Case and Molly go to this man named Finn who runs a scan on them. He is checking Molly and he says things like "something new in your head?" and "silicon, coat of pyrolitic carbons." He is asking Molly if she has had any more surgeries to put new things in her head as if it were nothing. This is very strange and it once again makes it seem like Molly is not really human, she could possibly be a machine. Also, Finn puts things in Molly's head so Case is able to see what she sees.This goes with the motif of the brain/mind.
Throughout this section of the book Case is constantly visiting cyberspace. He puts on these "trodes" and goes into the matrix. It is somewhat complicated to understanding what he is seeing and thinking when he is in the matrix. It seems like he starts thinking about random things and people. He also visits cyberspace when Molly has to go on her missions because through cyberspace he can see what is happening with her. This cyberspace world is very different from reality. Everything seems more technology based and whatever happens to you in cyberspace is carried on to the real world. Molly gets shot in the leg and when she comes back to reality she is still injured. So this shows that cyberspace is not exactly something that is all in the mind but a real place.

Neruromancer: Part 1

William Gibson starts off this novel with the main character, Case, being a bar in Chiba. This bar is described as dark and it seems like illegal activities are going on in there because of the prostitutes that Case talks to in there. Then Case goes to the Jarre de The, which is described to walled in with many mirrors. Then Case goes into Night City which seems like the time of day when dangerous things happen. The black market occurs in Night City. The Night City happens in Ninsei. This is a town with massage parlors, coffee shops, and arcades. This was a place was somewhat of a historical park. Then Case leaves and goes to visit Julius Deane in his office. He describes seeing a lamp, cabinets, and other sorts of furniture pieces. Case also visits the Cheap Hotel, and he stayed there instead of his own place. This city in itself seems to be very depressing by the way Case describes the clouds and the gray sky that over looks it.
All the places that Case describe seem to be very dark, gloomy, and sometimes dirty. He describes the settings of cyberspace as dangerous places where illegal transactions are usually taking place. In the cyberspace world it seems like everything is fast paced and many things are going on all the time. When Case is in the "matrix" it is difficult to sense what is taking place. Case likes the cyberspace world because he says that he wishes for it everyday.
When Case is in external places, it is still described to be very dark, but you can sense what is happening because things are are normal pace. Case seems very depressed in this external world because he hopes for cyberspace and when things that seem to remind him of the matrix, life being tailed, he gets aroused and excited. This shows that the external places compared to cyberspace are less exciting and do no give Case what he wants out of life.

An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge

Ambrose Bierce's short story, "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge," deals with transitions in chronology and in point of view. The story opens with present day and it is written in third person objective. The narrator is basically describing the scene. He is telling us what is happening and does not give us any insight on how the characters are feeling. This type of opening gets us readers into the story because only the scene is being described so you are not exactly sure what is taking place. You want to keep reading so you fully understand what is happening. Especially in this story. It starts off with a man standing there getting ready to be executed. That is quite an opening to attract readers.
As the first part of the story is going on, it moves into third person limited so you can see what the main character is feeling. You see how he only wishes to escape so he can go back to his wife and children. This allows you to feel sympathy towards the character. As the story progresses into part two, the chronology changes, it goes into the past. It allows you to see who the main character is and gives you an insight on how he got into his present predicament. This part answers the questions that you are faced with when reading the first part.
The last part is still in third person limited and it transitions into present day. However, even though it is in present day, what you are reading is actually what he imagines and wishes is happening to him. This gives the reader a false hope. You think he is escaping and is now with his family but right at the end of the story you see that he was merely day-dreaming and actually dies. This chronology order from going to present to past to present allows the reader to see the situation with no previous insight, then it allows you to see what occurred beforehand so you can make an decision about how you feel about the main character and the outcome.

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This episode of the Simpsons does a little skit off of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven." This poem is a very popular and dark poem. I think because this poem was played out by the Simpsons, which is a very popular show, it appealed to the younger crowd more. When I saw this episode it kind of made me understand the poem even more because I saw it played out and it was entertaining. I think that this is a very fun way to make poetry more relate-able and enjoyable.

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The second reference of poetry in in pop culture that I could think of was from the movie Coach Carter. In that film the poem "Our Deepest Fear" by Marianne Williamson. This poem is a very inspirational poem and it went really well with this film because it was supposed to be portrayed as a an inspiration movie. That was the first time I heard that poem and I really liked it. I think that because it was a big part of the movie, it became more known amongst teenagers. This poem is much more straight forward so it is easier to understand.

Richard Brautigan: "All Watched Over by the Machines of Loving Grace"

The main focus in this poem is whether or not technology is a good thing. The evidence to support the claim that this poem is mainly "anti-technology" is that it seems to be using a very sarcastic tone. The line, "I like to think of a cybernetic meadow where mammals and computers live together in mutually," seems to be mocking the idea of technology. A meadow cannot be cybernetic because it is full of nature and has nothing to do with the outside world. Also, the phrase "where deer stroll peacefully past computers", is another line that seems to be very sarcastic. This idea is obviously impossible.

The main points that seem to infer that the poem is trying to talk about technology in a bad light are the last parts where it talks about "a cybernetic ecology where we are free of our labors and joined back to nature." This can mean that the world is going to come to a point where technology will take over and humans will not have to worry about the usually labors of their days. Even the title, "All Watched Over by the Machines of Loving Grace," can be seen as anti-technology based because it can actually be mocking the idea of a world ruled by machines because seems to be over glorifying it.

Even though there is evidence that suggest that this poem is anti-technology, the same evidence can be used to say that it is actually pro-technology. You can read this poem and take the stance that it is showing that the idea of a world ruled by technology can be peaceful. In the parts where the poem talks about mammals and computers coexisting, it can mean that this is a positive idea. The idea of not having to do work because machines can do them for us can be seen a good way.

I agree with the idea that this poem is talking about technology in a bad sense. I believe that the poem is being very sarcastic throughout and it is saying that the world is relying too much on technology. The lines "I like to think (and the sooner the better!), seems to be reiterating the idea that people will not have to think anymore because technology with do it for them, in a comically way.

Imagery from Robert Frost's "Desgins"

The main images that stood out to me in Robert Frost’s “Designs’ were the dimpled spider, the white heal-all flower, and the moth. In the first strophe of the poem, the author is describing what he sees taking place. He sees the snow-drop spider, fat and white, eating the moth that he has killed. The moth is described to be “like a white piece of rigid, satin cloth.” The flower which this is taking place on is “like a froth.” It is foamy and white. These three characters begin the morning right, as stated in the poem, because this is the daily routine of life and nature. These three main images are described to be “like the ingredients of a witches’ broth.” A witches broth is something that is seen as evil or poisonous. What is taking place can also be seen this way. The fact that this spider has killed the moth on this white, healing powered plant is somewhat evil and ironic. The poem describes the characters as having “death and blight.” The spider is causing both of these things because it has destroyed a living thing on the flower.
In the second strophe of this poem, Frost is questioning why this all happened. He is asking what brought these three ingredients together to create this situation. These three images are all described to be the color white which associates with innocence. The flower is seen as innocent, so why did these happen on the flower and why did the moth had to be in that position where the spider was able to get it? The thing that made this happen is noted as the “design,“ which makes sense of the title. The main concern of this poem is whether or not there is a high power that is governs over such small things like this occurrence.