The Diamond Age, or, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer - Hackworth Crosses the Causeway Into Shanghai Summary & Analysis

This Study Guide consists of approximately 72 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Diamond Age, or, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer.
Study Guide

The Diamond Age, or, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer - Hackworth Crosses the Causeway Into Shanghai Summary & Analysis

This Study Guide consists of approximately 72 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Diamond Age, or, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer.
This section contains 194 words
(approx. 1 page at 400 words per page)
Buy The Diamond Age, or, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer Study Guide

Hackworth Crosses the Causeway Into Shanghai Summary

Hackworth crosses the Causeway, a bridge arched between the artificial island of Atlantis/Shanghai and the Pudong Economic Zone, on the outskirts of China's Shanghai. The engineer gazes at the clunky city and wonders what's ahead for him. He is looking for a counterfeiter that has the ability to replicate the Primer's code by hooking to an independent source of material without getting caught.

Hackworth Crosses the Causeway Into Shanghai Analysis

This chapter introduces a new geographical area which will become increasingly important as the story progresses. The old city of Shanghai is wholly different from the artificial island where Victorians like Hackworth live. It is threatening and dangerous, smelly, foggy, and clunky. The chapter also introduces another aspect of the novel: the absence of older common technology and the strange, die-hard habits...

(read more from the Hackworth Crosses the Causeway Into Shanghai Summary)

This section contains 194 words
(approx. 1 page at 400 words per page)
Buy The Diamond Age, or, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer Study Guide
Copyrights
BookRags
The Diamond Age, or, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer from BookRags. (c)2024 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.