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William Gibson

Neuromancer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1984

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Essay Topics

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of drug use.

Analyze how Gibson elucidates both the potential and the danger of advanced AI.

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Neuromancer ends ambiguously with images of a Brazilian boy, Linda Lee, and Case in the distance, accompanied by Dixie’s laughter. Examine possible interpretations of this final scene. What thematic or narrative purpose is served by its ambiguity?

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Compare and contrast the role of drugs and jacking into cyberspace in Case’s life. To what extent do they serve similar functions for him and induce parallel mental states? In what key ways do they differ?

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