Topic > Neuromancer by William Gibson - Syntactics - 582

Throughout Neuromancer by William Gibson, the text shows many ways of using the syntactic rhetorical strategy. Within the text, many examples show a breakdown in perception or quickly explain areas that span a long period of time. For all these reasons Gibson skillfully uses the syntactic approach to allow his readers the freedom to make their own hypotheses and to illustrate his plot in this Neuromancer novel. Whether it's changing the point of view from within the Matrix to indicate that Case is catching up on some sleep, Gibson consistently uses this grand rhetorical strategy to illustrate his many different scenes. On almost every page the reader notices a break within two lines of the text, which usually indicates the use of a syntactic approach. For example, always use the approach to indicate when Case is turning on and off or when he switches between seeing through his eyes and seeing Molly or vice versa. "She turned, opened the door and walked out, brushing her hand against the checkered grip or holster. The case tipped over." (Gibson, 180) Up to this point in the scene,...