In this passage, everyday life is paired with technology, which is one of our frameworks for this novel. just the way that Gibson expresses the speed of fads is interesting. In today's society, we think things go quickly and are short lived. But what he is trying to say is that in this future world, everything goes super quickly. This is why he chose something like a fad. When this book was written, fads and trends were running rampantly through American society. I feel that he is in a way mocking the society of the seventies. Also, he says that entire sub-cultures could rise overnight. When I hear this, I think of fads again, the most prevalent of which was the "Beanie Babies" deal. It was entire sub culture that hit America in the nineties. But even that took multiple months, even years to catch on.
The second motif that I find obvious in this section is about the genetic mutations and various gene splicings and biological alterations. The part in the section where Case and Molly go talk to the man with the scanner is by far the most prevalent instance of this. They go and speak to the man about all the different genetic alterations that Molly has undergone and the lack of alterations that Case has done. Another part of this is,"You have fifteen toxin sacs bonded to the lining of various main arteries Case." (45-46). This part shows the biological advances of the future society. They are sophisticated enough to make little sacs of toxin which they can place on specific parts of the body.
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