CYBERPUNK: A SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN LITERATURE AND TECHNOLOGY
Keywords:
Bethke, Cyberpunk, Cyborg, Gibson, Neuromancer, PosthumanAbstract
Technology is as old as our progenitor invented simple instruments for fulfilling the daily needs. With the passage of time as the human mind kept on developing, these instruments were becoming more complex day-by-day, and the process continues and will continue till the human exists. Complex is the symbiosis of humans and technology. Today there will hardly be an action for which technology is not required directly or indirectly. A number of thinkers have been criticizing this over-indulgence, but the fact remains that technology continues to lure various disciplines, and the adherents of these disciplines embrace it. So, the literature chooses not to remain untouched. It has developed sub-genres like science-fiction and Cyberpunk. The latter is solely dedicated to technology. In fact, it is alleged that several technological terms and concepts are inherited from literature. The present paper is an attempt to find the relationship between literature and technology with special reference to Cyberpunk.
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