Prompt 9

The most interesting body presented in Neuromancer is the body which is modified by high technologies. First, there is brain-computer interface ability. By using this ability, people can easily connect to the virtual world. In cyberspace which is virtual world, people can act with or without their meat. They also can talk with system which can help you in many ways. For example, Case got helped from Dixie to find Molly in the freeside. This technology liberates characters from the flesh. It is totally new way to experience the body. This is really interesting part. Second thing which was interesting for me was about the actual body. They put some biomedical things to the body and make it function as they want. For example, Armitage implanted mycotoxin sacs into Case’s blood vessel which is significant thing about the body.
These concept about the body is quite different from the body we’ve encounter in the class. The predominant difference is about controlling the body. What we’ve discussed in class so far was the body mainly controlled by themselves. However, the bodies of this book can be controlled by someone else. This can be system, AI, or other people. The argument this book contains is that technology can change the control of the body. This sounds really strange. I think it is negative result from high technology. It may be useful in some part, but there will be huge confusion about the body. It extended the body controllership, but in negative way. I think the controllership of the body has to be the owner of the body; themselves.