Snipits

What it means to be human

 

Pg. 74

“It was disturbing to think of Flatline as a construct…”

So can a machine completely take the place of a person? Are the qualities of a person imitatable by a machine?

 

Pg. 70

“Molly took his place, extruded the blade from her index finger…”

This seems to be a sign of cyborgic technology. She seems to embrace and accept the fact that a machine is built into her.

 

Pg. 82

“Case watched the sun rise…”

Interesting use of “shell” at the end of this quote. The sentence also brings up the idea of childhood.

 

Pg. 87

“What he imagines, you see.”

This seems more of a superhuman power than something that can be accomplished solely by living flesh.

 

Pg. 89

“The back of the fallen man’s jacket…”

This intense description of Riviera dehumanizes him. After reading, the reader is left with a sense of objective body parts rather than one whole human.

 

Pg. 93

“Those little sacs are starting to show wear…”

This statement from Armitage reminds readers that Case has been heavily altered, to the point where he may be considered no longer human but a modified form of a human being.

 

Pg. 102

“The man opened his mouth to speak…”

This was trippy. A fish swam out of his mouth…then he grew two new arms and hands to go along with his original pair.

 

Pg. 103

“I’m dead, Case.”

Interesting assertion from Dixie. How human is someone in Cyberspace? Are they still an actual being or are they just a collection of information bits.

 

Pg. 105

“Riviera say motionless…”

Is torture dehumanizing?