Notes on Sex and Gender Roles in Neuromancer

• "Molly dissecting her crab with alarming ease" (71) --- there is the sense that Case is surprised that Molly is so comfortable and competent.
• "girls looked like tall exotic grazing animals.... metallic hooves" (71)-- girls become animals even on the subway; they seem to be described as inferior and animalistic.
• the holographs on wrists of the business men and the Christian Scientists (71)-- very graphic and derogatory
• "even with the cast" it was like watching Molly "dance" (85)-- sense of awe for Molly that Case doesn't seem to have for any other woman including Linda Lee.
• Molly's signals with Finn (88) -- Once again Case takes note of Molly's secrets and her extra knowledge.
• "Baby" (89) Case calls Molly "baby"
• "...must take care. In Turkey there is isapproval of women who sport such modifications." (89)-- This is an antiquated view on women for our time, even though women except for Molly are decribed as being inferior throughout the novel.
• "In Turkey, women are still women" (91)
• King's private whorehouse (94) -- Women as inferior
• "Can't get off sexually unless he knows hes betraying the object of his desire... And they have to love him first." (96) -- Women as objects to be manipulated
• even "Wage had vices, lovers" (97)
• "No games" (102) -- Molly in command again
• "Gotta play house." (104) -- Molly in command
• Molly is concious and awake before he knows there is some form of danger (108-109)--
• "Linda might have money" (117) -- Case goes to Linda for money, cigarettes and sex.
• Case meets the girl at the sushi restaurant. (133)