The Voice We Hear When We Read

The voice we hear in our head when we read is an important tool for a writer. By choosing how places and people are described, the sentence structure and punctuation of dialogue between characters, and overall language of a story, a writer can create an atmosphere and overall feeling they want for their story. In William Gibson's "Neuromancer", he creates an atmosphere of a grungy and hostile world. Gibson carefully writes the dialogue for the characters, with most of them speaking in short sentences only a few words long. By having the characters speak in such short sentences, it gives a more realistic and matter-of-fact voice to them. As we imagine the Punk atmosphere as no-frills and straight-to-the-point, the way in which the characters speak in Neuromancer stay true to what we think of as Cyberpunks. (Gibson, 2019). In Neuromancer, the narrator provides the reader with a descriptive point of view, so that everything is mapped out in detail, leaving no room for even the least imaginative people to not to have a clear image of situations and characters throughout the novel. The engrossing illustrations that the narrator uses throughout the story helps to keep the reader glued to the story, as this helps with the development of a more serious, but captivating voice in for the audience to use, while reading the novel.

Gibson, W. (2019). Neuromancer. New York: Ace Books.