Diamond Age: + Stephenson bio

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INRODUTION page 2 II. NEAL STEPHENSON'S PERSONAL LIFE AND LITERARY CAREER page 3 III. NEAL STEPHENSON'S PHILOSOPHICAL BELIEFS A. Neal Stephenson's Literary Beliefs page 8 B. Neal Stephenson's Scientific Belief page 10 IV. DOMINANT THEMES DEVELOPED IN NEAL STEPHENSON'S The Diamond Age A. Female Protagonists page 11 B. Ineffective Government page 12 C. "… A Little Flight of Fancy" page 15 D. Omnipresent Societal Dilemmas page 16 CONCLUSION page 18 V. WORKS CITED page 19 INTRODUCTION Few writers are as eloquent, comprehensible, …

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