EN119 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: In Medias Res, Digital Economy, Picaresque Novel
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Last day: shared devices, in medias res, picaresque, picaro, shared theme, piracy, devices specific to sci-fi, extrapolation, the golden ratio . Gta, elder scrolls: we have a new digital economy that didn"t exist when the novel was written, gibson saw that a new digital economy may eliminate the morals that guided past actions (regarding piracy, ie. Jamaica inn piracy is evil, intolerable: ie. Neuromancer piracy is normalized, accepted: gibson thought: in a digital world, theft is easy, nothing is illegal, gibson makes a point about morality, an ai = no human emotion or morality. Extrapolation: characteristic of only science fiction, the bread and butter of science fiction. Science fiction a narrative which takes place in a fictional future, and which explores potential problems created by the mis-use of science and/or technology. It relies heavily on extrapolation, and is characterized by the primary tone of caution: tone of caution, what is this novel cautioning us about, mis-use of science and technology.
