Cybernetics In Max Barry's Machine Man

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In chapters 11-13 and o of Machine Man, author Max Barry asserts the transformative power of cybernetics in two chapters: 1) Carl, a former Better Future security guard, who demonstrates how far he is willing to go to exact revenge on not only Neumann but also Better Future, and 2) Charles Neumann who demonstrates a remarkable adjustment to his new body and unusual circumstances. Carl wants to kill Charles for his parts (Barry 217). He went crazy after he had his arms replaced (Barry 240). He ended up stealing a Fiber Shield from Better Future and used it on them, causing gunfire (Barry 241). Charlie’s parts were causing him to go crazy as well (Barry 256). His legs do all of the thinking about where he steps causing the neurons in his brain