This is because the female, ta version of john nike, miranda hewlettpackard, was dropped in redrafting since she didnt intersect with the other characters. They called it prescient and hilarious, which john was having a hard time agreeing with. This summary of jennifer government includes a complete plot overview spoilers. Jennifer is so named because she works for the government employees take their last names from their employers. She is, in fact, a law enforcement officer, and one of the last laws that remain in her world is a proscription against murder. Jennifer government is set in the near future, where global corporations rule the world, the government is a largely ineffectual annoyance to them, and the police and national rifle association are guns for hire. The author of five novels, five short stories, and four essays, he is best known for jennifer government and the spinoff game nationstates, which became a very popular online nation simulator game. Hank becomes responsible for the death of hapless teen hayley mcdonalds.
Hack first heard about jennifer government at the watercooler. He is the vicepresident of marketing for nike, so he constantly has to wear a suit. Jennifer government is a 2003 novel by max barry about a corporate dystopia. The nike mercurys, highend sneakers, are about to go on sale, and john. Jennifer soon gets wind of the nefarious campaign organised by john nike for whom. Legal was going to come down on natures springs like a. Hack nike is a lowly merchandising officer whos not very good at negotiating.
It is said that he has a good smile, which might help his abilities of dealing with people and getting out of problematic situations. To ask other readers questions about jennifer government, please sign up. Its a globalised, ultracapitalist free market paradise. And im john nike, guerrilla marketing vicepresident, new products, the. In max barrys twisted, hilarious and terrifying vision of the near future, the world is run by giant corporations and employees take the last names of the companies they work for. Take a look at max barrys novel jennifer government. Max barry is an australian satiric novelist and blogger. After being dumped by john nike after getting pregnant, jennifer quit her corporate job and became a government agent. The john guy assaulting a gal and all the way threatening to sue her for damages. Buy becomes depressed after the girl to whom he gave money to buy sneakers is killed because of the very same shoes. If you find and correct errors in the text, please update the.
John nike is the antagonist of jennifer government, the novels main character. Even so, one wonders what the reallife lawyers at nike and various other corporations with cameos in jennifer government will think of the book, which makes a very spirited attempt to be. He was only there because the one on his floor was out. John nike was reading a novel called the space merchants. He and jennifer are able to foil violet, rescue kate, and reveal john nikes role in the plot, bringing him to justice. Hack first heard about jennifer government at the water cooler. So jennifer gets involved when john nike and his colleague the other john nike launch a marketing campaign that involves assassinating 12 of the first youngsters to buy their new sneakers.
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