Neuromancer Lesson Plan

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...