Day 3

Neuromancer Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    Discuss the significance of Case's encounter with Wintermute.

    Case’s encounter with Wintermute in the form of Julius Deane is an important narrative climax for the novel; it encompasses a turning point for Case, who, following the encounter, begins to develop strong feelings of anger over prior events that he had thus far repressed.

    Wintermute is able to create a construct that taps into Case’s core desires, taunting him with the promise of a warm place to sleep, food—Linda proposes they go drink coffee—and intimacy, epitomized by Linda’s affection and presence within the cyber-constructed space. But, with the same power that it has to create this promise, Wintermute...

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