There is a female fictional cybernetic character within the novel "Neuromancer" by William Gibson named Molly. According to Donna Haraway a cyborg is a "cybernetic organism, a hybrid of machine and organism". In relationship to feminism, a cyborg is a construction of a women to further enhance her strength and mental capacity to establish equal opportunities for women in employment and in places that men are more dominant in. I wonder how it would be if Molly wasn't a cyborg? Would she even have a place within the group of men that she works with? Molly seems very intimidating to others and has a lot of knowledge that the men in the novel find very useful. Case describes her in chapter 4 and says, “She seemed continually on the verge of colliding with someone, but people melted out of her way, stepped sideways, made room”. She is mentioned throughout all of Part 2 which makes her a main character; therefore as a female she is given a role within the group of men. She reminds me of the character from the Terminator television show.
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