Literary Analysis : Ready Player One By Ernest Cline

The first section of the novel Ready Player One describes a utopia that is infatuated with video gaming inside a world called the OASIS, created by the late James Holliday, that left his will to the first player to discover all of his “Easter Eggs” within the game. Wade is a high school senior who lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with his aunt and several families in a trailer home, known as part of the “stacks.” He also attends public school in the virtual world of the OASIS, and spends his spare time adventuring across numerous planets and completing quests. While inside the game, Wade, whose character is also known as Parzival, completes many tasks that refer to many 80s movies, music videos, games, and styles. Wade’s character in the OASIS allows him to escape a world that is falling into

Wade’s parents left the world when he was fairly young, leaving him to be with his aunt. Wade’s aunt took him only for the extra food vouchers from the government. His aunt, however, wants nothing to do with him, leaving him to be utterly alone. Wade’s loneliness in the world resulted him into playing games which turned into his escape from his reality. Life in OASIS is great for Wade he has the confidence to do anything in there, whereas in reality there is nothing for him. Throughout the journey there were obstacles he’d have to overcome such as an internal conflict when he fell in love with one of the players, Art3mis. After gathering his confidence, Wade confessed his true feelings to Art3mis and she responded with, “You only know what I want you to know. You only see what I want you to see” (Cline 186). Wade was in a complete distraught after being rejected from the woman of his dreams, however from Art3mis’ view, it puts in perspective that people shouldn’t get deeply involved with someone they’ve never met, let alone fall in love with them. Wade devoted his life into the quest and along the journey it was inevitable that he would find some sort of companionship he’d pursue

Literature is the window to realizing the negatives of society and how destructive certain norms can be. Readers are brought into a completely different story than their own, but by using similar issues in today’s world, the readers can actually learn from the story and its overall message. All writers write for a purpose, whether it’s for a new meaning to life, to live a different life than our own, or to impact others on an emotional level by teaching them to see the importance of the little things. As a reader, you search for pieces of literature that interest you whether you find the story like your own, or wish you lived the life in the story. By using issues in today’s within their works, authors are able to grab the reader's attention long enough for them to get across what they wanted to get across. Often in many works of literature, writers use societal issues as their basis for the work’s themes and symbols. By doing so, this allows the reader to question the morality behind social norms and how impactful certain ideals can be in people’s lives.

Forms of literature and storytelling have existed since the beginning of time, allowing people to gain knowledge, share ideas, and further advance society. Reading stimulates the intellectual thought that is necessary for both individual and societal growth, leaving one to question the implications that would occur if literature could not exist. The book Fahrenheit 451 explores a society where literature is banned, thus causing priorities to revolve around materialism and meaningless, superficial interaction. This book is a warning: it shows the reader how empty our lives could be without literature (Bradbury). All forms of literature have the power to advance an individual’s mind, as well as that of the entire society. The exploration of how progress is made is compelling; it can be analyzed through a variety of lenses. Progress begins with an idea, and ideas are often expressed in writing. How can literature, specifically poetry, play a role in progression?

In the fictional novel, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline, the main character, Wade Watts makes a joke about a comparision of being signed up to a corporation and rolling around in glass naked. Wade Watts lives in the year 2044 and it is a disaster. Living in post-apocalyptic Oklahoma City, his only get away from reality is to escape to the virtual reality of the OASIS. The OASIS is a giant video game that takes the player away to a different virtual world than the one they are living in. Wade is usually online in the OASIS because he feels that it is the safest and most fun place to be in. He is in his last year of highschool and he was telling the readers that he said he would much rather prefer being a full time “gunter” (a person dedicated

The OASIS is a 3D, virtual reality video game heaven. It's 2044, and the world is an ugly place that's in ruins. Almost everyone relies on the OASIS in order to escape their dreadful lives. The book's narrator, eighteen-year old Wade Watts uses the OASIS not only to escape the burden his life brings him but he’s on an expedition to find an Easter egg hidden by it's nutty creator, James Halliday. Halliday had died at sixty-seven years old during the night. He had no living family, no friends, no

Ready Player One is made by Ernest Cline is his first novel made in 2011. Ernest Cline says that he is a "screenwriter, spoken-word artist, and full-time geek" and he currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and his daughter. Throughout the book's journey he had many different variations of the story. Speaking of the story, in the year 2044 the world isn't a great place to live in. The energy crisis is a large threat, people are starving, and a many people are in poverty. Even though the world isn't in the best place in the world, there is one thing that people enjoy. It's called OASIS, it stands for Ontologically Anthropocentric Sensory Immersive Simulation. This device is used as a multi platform, massively multiplayer, open

Fulford summarizes a work by Mark Turner: “‘Story is the fundamental instrument of thought. Rational capacities depend on it.’ He believes that storytelling is our chief means of explaining the world to one another and ourselves, and the principal way we form intelligence” (82). One of the most defining human characteristics, rational thought, depends upon stories. Literature inspires thinking and is the connection between people by providing new ways to interpret the world. This ability to form ideas and share them in an intelligent way is the basis of a society: communication. Restricting literature by allowing it to be controlled by tyrants interferes with problem solving and intelligent communication. Not only do stories play a sociological role, they also have a biological

Over the course of history, in every society and culture, humanity has witnessed the emergence of thousands of domains of expression. Dating back to the oldest records known to man, there has been one domain of expression which was, and remains perhaps the most influential: literature. Literature’s main appeal is its ability to focus on any scope of topics and themes. Social issues such as racism, sexism, slavery and several more of the like hold much relevance in society today, even if many people seem to ignore their presence. As Robert Nathan, an american novelist and journalist described in his journal Why It Matters: The Value of Literature as Object of Inquiry in Qualitative

Classical literature remains a significant source of influence on the American people and on their choices, as well as actions taken. Everything people read, especially from early, prominent writers either reinforces their support of their ideas or critiques their viewpoints favoring the opposing side. Still, literature exists as an important factor in changing the ways of a person, based on the perceptions of rightness books convey to the reader. While literature usually means to depict the best course of action as a guideline for others, some novels deviate from the standard, ultimately acting as a negative influence that damages the morals of the readers. The authors mean well and try to spread positive messages, especially for younger children,

Morals and life lessons are hidden in the occurrences of both the made-up and the truth. Others may see it as fake, but they only see it as illogical or with no proof nor credibility to support such irrational details. The point of a fiction book is in hope to teach the reader common sense and the outcome of particular events like consequences and rewards, effortlessly, with entertainment and imaginative purposes. Readers could use information or lessons based on the books or stories in inexperienced situations to turn the situation into an experienced one or critical thinking task by recalling them. Additionally, this source of entertainment gives a liberation of reality and stress, which is essential to life obstacles that each human being face in their life time. One of the very few things that keeps life good for many individuals around the world, arousing with original and good ideas. Despite the fact the book being fiction, fantasy, supernatural, exaggerated, and etc., books and stories are based off of imagination, innovation, sequels, and bits of

I read Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Born in 1972 in Ashland, Ohio; Cline is a novelist, slam poet, and screenwriter. His novels include Ready Player One and Armada, also he co-wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Ready Player One film.

game, just to avoid being harassed by men around them. That situation may sound ridiculous to and can upset a majority of the population. One should not feel the need to hide their real gender just to attend a baseball game. So why should women feel the need to hide their gender in online gaming? According to a Tedx Talk speaker Stirling Little, sixty-eight percent of women playing video games have reported hiding their real gender for fear of harassment. If someone were to identify themselves as a woman online, it would be unavoidable to receive sexist comments from other players. As a society we have accepted the idea of harassing women as a social norm. In the novel Ready Player one by Ernest Cline, [basics of the book/summary] we are introduced to examples of characters hiding their genders online in order to be taken more seriously. We can compare Ready Player One to today’s society when it comes to gender issues. In both the novel and society, women have limited job opportunities, are objectified for their sex, and are associated with feminine phrases used by others to insult someone. The public has to start caring about how they treat women online because they make up more than half of the gaming population. If people really want their games to stop following the gender stereotypes, they need to look at themselves as a whole and change the way they think.

Ready Player One, written by Ernst Cline, is a novel that explores a dystopian future where overpopulation and overconsumption of resources has caused a huge decrease in the general quality of life. Many peoples only escape from the harsh reality of the world is a virtual reality simulation known as the OASIS. Players can create their own avatars and explore a seemingly endless virtual world, all of which is online with other players. This software allows interaction between everyone connected, and has become the mainstream form of media in this bleak future. The creator of this software, James Halliday, dies at the beginning of the novel, and leaves his fortunes hidden in the OASIS.

The world of written works is one with many divisions and sub-divisions. While non-fiction books seek to inform people about the realities of the world, fiction books include the elements of imagination and hypotheticals. Under the large banner of fiction works is that of literature. What sets it apart from what is considered genre fiction is still debated, but it is generally said that literature is the type read for more than just entertainment. Rather, going by this definition, literature is an introspective look on both oneself and on humanity. Literature is studied because people live by considering what could happen later on. People often think about future possibilities because it is useful for planning. Ordinarily, they do not have the opportunity to explore