WEEK 11 - Ghost in a Shell -

 Ghost in a Shell is perfect cyberpunk story depicting a human robot hybrid trying to find who she really is and also looking inwards into the idea of what it would be like to have more human traits and looking through the lens of being able to genetically modify herself. I thought it was perfect to read this week due to it's cyber punk nature. It's not my first time reading it but I thought it would be a good reread. She's almost used as a weapon herself during her trials and tribulations fighting crime in these S-9 missions but overall the whole book is about what it would be like if she had an actual life and didn't have to be who she is essentially. The S-9 team essentially goes on missions to track criminals and terrorists who hack networks and copy the souls of enslaved humans in order to make a profit of selling these ghosts to the black market. 

I have watched and read this story previously and overall I think it's a great story of self reflection, humanization and involves great world building. I also like the idea of how plugged in we are and how human cyborg hybrids are an idea that are closer then ever. 

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