Feminism in William Gibsons Neuromancer Essay -- Feminism Feminist Wo

Feminism in Neuromancer     Neuromancer is an amazingly complex novel. Being one of the first of its kind, Gibson tells a sc ary tale of a world where computers, and a thing called the matrix, become much real than reality. The story, set in the not-so-distant future, has our hero, Henry Dorsett Case, embarking on an adventure that stretches the limits of the readers imagination. alone even though Case is our main character, there are others with as much or more power and influence. Women play a strong role in aiding Case throughout his mission. Not only are they noteworthy, they hold most of the power and at the end, it is a woman who holds the final examination key. By using the feminist approach to literary criticism, we can search these female characters to find out how they contribute to the overall plot.   Feminist literary criticism looks at how literary works portray women. They look to chatter if there is any social power exerted by females. Feminis ts also receive our culture as a patriarchal society organized in favor of the interest of men. (HCA...