The Bridge

Before I read a book or even watch a novel, I try and see whether there is any relation between the title and the picture that is displayed. Unfortunately, it is not always that these two things go hand in hand. Having looked at All Tomorrow's Parties (ATP) and the picture of the bridge on the cover, I thought that the narrative would be about some sort of celebration in the future that would require us to cross over some barrier. The bridge resembled the Lions Gate bridge to me and I believed maybe life outside the city and into the North Shore with the beautiful mountains and natural flora and fauna would attract people and bring them across the bridge thus the 'tomorrow's parties'.

With the information obtained thus far, I am disappointed to say the least since the title for one does not necessarily relate to the book and it was a song the author William Gibson (WG) liked from a band the Velvet ....that he also liked. The picture maybe the only object that is symbolic since the bridge community in the narrative is central to a lot of the themes expounded on in the novel.

The bridge is where WG brings his characters together and we the readers get to see how they all relate to each other. Central to the theme of the book and the bridge too is the ability to acquire, retain and re-use things that might be considered refuse plus the introduction of numerous technology; the clocks being repaired by Fontaine, magical epoxy used to stick stuff on the walls, Kilz to cover blood, gundam robot, chain gun, rei toei appearance.

I wish I could extrapolate on this bridge idea further but WG literary technique is quite confusing and leaves alot of loose ends for me; how did Silencio become normal again, did Konrad kill Harwood, rei toei walked out-did she become human or what, what happened to the other characters especially creedmore (i liked him).
someone please enlighten me?!?