Thursday, November 12, 2009

The end of Neuromancer.

As Neuromancer comes to an end, loose ties are finally tied up and we start to make sense of the intricate and at times, confusing, plot. At the end of the novel, Riviera attempts to kill Case but is luckily protected by Lady 3Jane's bodyguard (Hideo) and although he runs away, Molly lets on that she has poisoned him and he is fated to die soon anyway. Case and Molly finally conclude their mission by retrieving the key from Lady 3Jane. Finally Wintermute unites with his other A.I., Neuromancer. Once the two unite, Case is finally cleared of the poison sacs placed within him and him and Molly are paid for their work they began for Armitage.

A surprising part of the ending is how Molly ends up leaving Case. After all they've been through their bond appears to be incredibly strong yet she leaves with little remorse for them going their separate paths. The note she leaves him leaves us with some more insight through the way she once again says "It's the way I'm wired I guess" (257). The fact that she refers to herself as being "wired" reinforces the fact that she is in fact slightly more technological than she is human. This line between technology and humanity shows that possibly her mechanical traits override her human ones at times and she has some kind of disconnect from these human emotions which make us attached to others.

Although there are many clear endings to the novel, there are also things left uncertain. The way that some endings are so clear-cut and some are entirely uncertain ties in with the theme of technology and humanity and the mechanical versus the natural. These two sides of one ending encompasses how both work in unison to produce an end to a means.

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