![]() ![]() The consuming nature of technology in our lives being lost in the technology. According to their quite extensive analysis, the main themes are: Within it gun the engines of Neuromancer.įurther discussion of Burning Chrime can be found on Literature in a Wired World Wikia, specifically "Literary Analysis" section. In it, Gibson confirms explicitly the precursorship to Neuromancer: In 2002, Gibson published an "author's essay" on Harper Collins website ( Dead link), titled "William Gibson on Burning Chrome: SOURCE CODE". While we can agree or argue with Olsen's interpretation, we can always listen to what the man himself said. Short Story Collections Summary Burning Chrome Story 1 Summary & Analysis Story 1 Summary: Johnny Mnemonic Johnny Mnemonic is set in an ultra-high-tech, near-future metropolis in which data is closely guarded by both legal and criminal organizations. The main theme of the story is, according to Olsen, " betrayal, violation, and manipulation" (which I fully agree with, having read it). ![]() The story heroes and setting and ideas are prototypes for later work - Olsen calls it a "blueprint" for Neuromancer. The story - like some others in the Burning Chrome collection, but even more pronounced - sets the stage for his Matrix trilogy (especially Neuromancer etc.). First of all, we can learn what the point was from 1992 "burning chrome" essay/review by Lance Olsen. ![]()
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