The Sumerians knew this and performed these stimuli at religious ceremonies until a legendary figure named Enki discovered a counter. They begin to understand that Snow Crash can cause brain damage by using the ancient Sumerian language, which can reprogram a brain almost like a computer when certain stimuli are presented. Bob Rife, and a religious group named Reverend Wayne’s Pearly Gates.

The more research and intelligence they gather, the more links they draw between the Snow Crash virus, a media mogul named L. He begins to offer her freelance jobs, which she works while collecting intelligence with Hiro. Hiro’s boss, Uncle Enzo, begins to show more interest in YT as he likes her attitude. The Snow Crash file is linked to the Biblical story of the Tower of Babel and the ancient Sumerian language. She works with a person named Lagos, who provides Hiro with information about Snow Crash. Hiro talks with Juanita Marquez, his ex-girlfriend. As an extension of the virtual reality experience, Da5id has brain damage in real life. Inside is a bitmap image that makes Da5id’s computer crash.

During their discussion, Raven offers Hiro a narcotic that he refers to as Snow Crash. While inside the Metaverse, Hiro meets a man named Raven. Hiro sells his hacking skills in the Metaverse, a virtual reality successor to the Internet. They collect information and sell it to the now-privatized CIA, the CIC. A 15-year-old courier named YT (an abbreviation of Yours Truly) appears and offers to complete the delivery on his behalf, hoping to win favor from Hiro and his employers. While trying to deliver a pizza, he crashes his car. He struggles to hold down a job due to his inability to work with others, and he carries samurai swords to make people take him seriously. Even organized crime has become corporatized, including the Mafia.Ī young man named Hiro Protagonist is a pizza delivery driver who works for the Mafia and is a preternaturally gifted computer hacker. These corporations have their own militaries and police forces. With Los Angeles now separated from the United States, most government functions are now performed by private corporations. Snow Crash is set in a future version of Los Angeles that has endured a colossal economic collapse.

This study guide refers to the eBook version of the 2003 Bantam Spectra edition.Ĭontent Warning: Snow Crash and this guide contain references to statutory rape and the threat of sexual violence.

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