Neuromancer motif and framework

A constant motif/framework in these few chapters of "Neuromancer" is the compare and contrast advance of new technology and old technology, as well as the attempt to advance but the unwillingness to forget the old. The cybernetic world is much more advance then anything we have in present day. It is chilling how William Gibson writes of a car which can talk, drive itself, and park with a command that hasn't been invented yet. And programs (moderns) that let you see what other people are seeing. Also, due to the new technology there is much more intellegent Artificial intelligence, as described by Case: "Depends. Some aren't much smarter than dogs. Pets. Cost a fortune anyway. The real smart ones are as smart as the Turing heat is willing to let ' em get." (91).Through what Case has said, it is suggested that the AI are capable of doing a lot, the sky is the limit for the AI. However advance the technology the characters in "Neuromancer" are still unable to let go of the past. Many items such as Nambu (old WW2 pistol use by the Japanese) and a .357 magnum are used by Case and friends to do their jobs. One would expected with the new advance technology they would use something like a lightsaber or ray gun of some sort. Not only are they unable to escape old relics of the past, but their names are also a sign of the past. "Street Samurai" is what Molly and their crew is addressed as, however Samurai were ancient warriors that did not fit in with their modern technology.

Another motif/framework in Neuromancer, is romance. Case has grow even closer with Molly, there is constant scene where Case is sleeping next to Molly, and most of the time Molly is naked. Which shows how initimate and strong their relationship has grow ever since Case left Chiba City. However even though he left Chiba City, his heart is still there with Linda Lee. He still cares about her and still wants her, and it is told through his memory when it was erected by Julie in their conversation about the wintermute. "I had a cigarette and a girl and a place to sleep. Do you hear me, you son of a bitch? you hear me?" (115) This quote shows the anger in Case in what he lost a few seconds ago. It shows the simple things in Case life, even though technology is much more advance; all Case wants it a person to love, a place to stay, and a cigarette.