Gotta Be Somebody

The main character, Alison, seems to be lost in life and she doesn't know what she wants. One thing that she wants but hasn't found is someone else who feels what she feels and who can relate to what she is going through. Veronica was someone who Alison could relate to but once Veronica died Alison was all alone. There relationship was one that they could both share the pains of life experiences together.
Alison wants to be somebody but the person she is on the outside doesn't fit with how she feels on inside. On the inside Alison is so confused and hurt but on the outside it seems like she is blessed with beauty. Nobody wants to feel that no one cares about them or how they feel. Everyone wants to have someone who is going through the same struggles as themselves and for Alison this is a hunt that has come up short time and time again.

Emotional distress

The main characters in Veronica and Secretary both seem to be emotionally disconnected from life. Debby from Secretary is dealing with an abusive father and I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that she was physically and emotionally abused by her father. Also, Debby has been witness to her mother and sister being abused by her father. Alison, the main character of Veronica, is emotionally distressed too but for a different reason. This main character is suffering from hepatitis C and like Debby seems to be emotionally disconnected from the world and life.
Both characters may be alive but they are living life as if they are dead. These two women only want to get by life and not deal with any problems that may arise. For Debby she chose not to deal with her boss because she either didn’t want to confront her boss or she didn’t want to deal with the fact that they had an S and M relationship. Alison is still a bit of a mystery to me but there has to be a story behind her lack of emotion.

WTF No More

I guess I have to recant my previous statement that Gibson is trying to hard in my last blog. After talking about Neuromancer in class on Tuesday many of the problems that I had with the book were explained and some were even solved. The lingo is still foreign to me but at least many of the terms were defined for me in class on Tuesday. It was a good tactic on the author’s part to make the book read like a movie script, because he was trying to make the reader feel like the main character Case.
This book is a very difficult read but the plot line is keeping me interested in this book. Armitage’s character is very silent and this makes me want to know more about him. There has to be a motive why he chose to save Case and I want to know what it is.