Ready! Set! Go!

Ethan Morales
6/13/17

Ready Player One

By Ernest Cline

Ever wonder what life is like in the future? Continue reading to find out!

In the year 2044, the world has taken a turn for the worst. The only way teenage boy Wade Watts finds a way to enjoy life is when he is off exploring a virtual utopia that is called OASIS. Wade's passion is to learn the puzzles behind the world of OASIS and to discover what the reality is behind the utopia. The puzzles are based on the creator's obsession with the pop culture of the past and whoever can solve the puzzles is promised with massive power and wealth. But Wade is not alone, after finding the first clue Wade encounter many other players who are willing to kill to win the prize. The race is on, and the only way Wade will have any chance of surviving is to win and end up confronting the real world that he has always been so desperate to escape.

Early into the book I didn't think I was going to enjoy this book, But as I kept reading I stopped and said "wow". This book is a very enjoyable book to all readers as it takes your breath away with the hardships Wade has to endure. If you thought life was easy in the future, read this book and I believe you will be shocked in how twisted the world becomes.

There are many hardships that Wade has to endure in the real world. For example, The loss of his Mom, "When I was eleven years old, she shot a bad batch of something into her arm and died on our ratty fold-out sofa bed while listening to music on an old MP3 player I'd reapaired and given to her the previous Christmas." (19). This quote is an emotional ride on it's own as it connects Wade's life to many lives today. This quote also shows an effect of having to live through and witness the lives of many human beings end due to influences and bad guidance. Another quote that shows a common theme is, "I was jolted awake by the sound of gunfire in one of the neighboring stacks. The shots were followed by a few minutes of muffled shouting and screaming, then silence." (13). This quote is an example of the influences of firearms and the impact they have over everyone's life and the fear they hold inside. Also, this is a clear example of a hardship that occurs commonly in Wade's world and in our world. In almost any place in our world that you go to there will always be gun violence and the only way to stop it is to not fall into that path and continue to follow it because by the end of that sickening path the outcome you find will be grim whether you are alive to see it or not. Wade doesn't allow himself to fall into that path because of the few pure souls that guide him through and above them all his virtual utopia is there to guide him.

Now after reading this blog I hope you have realized the connections between our world and the world of Wade's Watts, and the hardships that are found in his life. After reading this blog I want all of you to run to the nearest book store and buy yourself this delightful book and enjoy reading it.