I only had a chance to read the first few pages of Snow Crash. From what I read, there was a definite prominence of the Cyberpunk genre. All of the aspects described in the wikipedia cyberpunk article were contained in those first few pages alone. At first, I thought the idea of a dominating pizza delivery corporation was a little far fetched. After I thought about it though, it actually is fitting. According to the wiki article, the genre often uses symbolism to portray modern socio-political issues. I think the whole pizza delivery concept represents the idea that people need and rely on others for resources and those resources are controlled by corporate America.
I didnt really get into much of the technological aspects of the book. However, what I did read about it also went along with the wiki article. A term that the article used was 'high-tech, low life' and that also fit in with the book.
Overall, I think that cyberpunk is a pretty neat concept. In general, it has the coolness of technology, often contains violence and also holds deeper symbolism that would only be uncovered by close readings.
Monday, September 10, 2007
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I like the analogy of people depending on others to deliver supplies to live on. I think this is the most important part of the Cyberpunk genre, the symbolism.
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