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The Big U

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The Big U, Neal Stephenson's first novel, is a satire of American college life focusing on the fictitious American Megaversity, somewhere in a stretch of quasi-urban sprawl, and its gradual slide towards apocalyptic destruction.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Not to be confused with The Big O.
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Chekhov's Gun
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Chekhov's Gun: The building's aforementioned resonating frequency, which ultimately allows Klein and Bert Nix to destroy the Plex once and for all by playing the organ.
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Black and Nerdy
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Black and Nerdy: Professor Bud, our narrator.
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Bizarrchitecture
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Bizarrchitecture: The protagonists theorize at one point that the architecture of the Plex is slowly driving everyone insane. What's certain is that its natural resonating frequency matches the frequency of Klein's music, making the entire building vibrate whenever he turns on his stereo.
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Abhorrent Admirer
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Abhorrent Admirer: Fred Fine to Sarah
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Cargo Cult
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Cargo Cult: The Terrorists' acid-induced worship of the Big Wheel and its avatar, Fenrick's Go Big Red Fan.
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Attempted Rape: The Terrorist leader tries to assault Sarah, but her girlfriend, wearing a clown costume, shoots him first.
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