Examine the role of the character Burning Chrome.

Please select ONE of the following topic suggestions to write an essay. Remember to have a main claim and support it with specific evidence from the text. All of the following suggestions address the story “Burning Chrome” by William Gibson. Be sure to familiarize yourself with all of the details of the story before you start your essay. The essay should be between 2-3 pages. 1) In William Gibson’s world, there is a clear distinction made between software and hardware. Both are crucial and both are highly customizable. What role does the distinction play in the story? 2) Bobby uses women. He is described as having a new one every few days, it seems. He uses them in a very specific manner. Discuss his attitude towards them and how he uses them. What role do they play in his life as a console cowboy? 3) Examine the role of the character Burning Chrome. She circulates throughout the story as both an object of fear and as a model for success. What happens to her and how do the characters of Bobby and Jack express their attitude towards her? 4) Rikki seeks a new life as a sim-stim star. Discuss the sim-stim phenomena and explain its purpose in the story. Why does Rikki want to go sim-stim, and how do she think it will change her life? 5) Compare the tone and setting of “Burning Chrome” with the tone and setting of _Blade Runner_ the movie. How does the urban setting and tough guy tone determine the way you experience both texts? 6) Is there a good guy here? All of the characters in “Burning Chrome” are thieves and hackers. They burn people. What does this tell you about the science fiction world that Gibson develops? 7) Define ICE. What is it and how does it work? How does it resolve the dichotomy between software and hardware in death? Link to story: https://www.liberatormagazine.com/kiotd/burning_chrome10272010.pdf