Summary Of The Novels
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 stroking that Sendai;... Show more content on
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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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