Gibson continuously presents evidence of Case’s paranoia by referring to his evolving psyche. It is stated that “Blue Nine is shown to produce acute paranoia and homicidal psychosis”(62) which refers to Case’s inability to escape this neurotic world in which he inhabits. The reader can see Case becoming more and more paranoid from the time that he finds out about the toxic dissolving sacs implanted inside him. This change is a very important topic that Gibson presents. He “[tries] to imagine Armitage’s toxin sacs dissolving in his bloodstream, the microscopic membranes wearing thinner as he walked” (68). This evidence shows that his neuroses begins when his life becomes threatened by the toxic sacs in his bloodstream.
In addition to the physical paranoia Case experiences, his psyche hits an immense paranoia block as well. As he tries “to remember the faces of the three people he’d killed in Chiba. The men were blanks; the woman reminded him of Linda Lee” (68). There is a hint of underlying romance in this quote. It is clear that despite the appearing lust between Case and Molly, he still is deeply traumatized by the death of his lover. Linda Lee’s death only leads to further mental illness on Case’s behalf.
Through part two obsessive psychotic tendencies appear due to Case’s new changing environment. The reader can infer that this paranoia comes from the fact that he doubts his abilities to survive in the Matrix now after he has been absent for so long. As we see Case’s life being taken over he now has only one real thing to life for: himself. Holding onto his memories of Linda Lee and the romance they shared leads to further paranoia of losing all that he has.
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