Neuromancer Lesson Plan

Discuss how Gibson expands his vision of the world in Part II, as we begin to visit new environments.

Part II of Neuromancer continues many of the themes that were introduced in the novel’s initial chapters. The novel’s dystopian setting begins to take a clearer shape as Molly and Case travel across the world in what appears to be a matter of days, sometimes hours, going from Chiba City to the Sprawl to Istanbul and, finally, to a place called Freeside.

Although it may at first seem like many of these cities blur together, it is important to note how each one retains a distinct atmosphere, especially within Case’s own memories and imagination.

What is Case’s...