Literary Analysis Ready Player One By Ernest Cline

Literature is a work of art that is constructed with the fundamental purpose of conveying meaning and messages to readers. Although the idea that is expressed is decided by the author, its underlying messages can be interpreted in various ways by different readers. Literature often explores the gap between reality and imagination. Such an examination can easily lead to a false sense of reality, which promotes the oversimplification of life at a great cost. By oversimplifying reality, people may turn a blind eye to issues that need to be addressed for the sake of social justice. Often times, facing reality is despised because it may create problems that individuals are unable to solve. This is important to note because literature has the†¦show more content†¦Wade was able to speak freely to other avatars without fearing being judged and was able to find a significant other through OASIS as well. His two lives juxtapose each other as Wade was isolated in reality, but desperate for social inclusions in OASIS. Moreover, Wade’s actions reinforces my opinion of literature having the ability to oversimplify reality as his experience encourages readers to seek happiness even if it means to lose individuality. Although oversimplification is encouraged in the novel, when the creator of OASIS, Halliday, congratulates Wade on his victory of retrieving Halliday’s Egg, he states, â€Å"As terrifying and painful as reality can be, it’s also the only place where you can find happiness† (Cline 364). Evidently, Halliday forms a contradictory outlook on life as he spent most of his within OASIS yet he still believes that true happiness can only be found in the real world. The juxtaposition of how reality can be both painful and rewarding is introduced through Halliday’s ironic worldviews that emphasize the dangers of a skewed reality. The distortion of reality can prompt misunderstandings of the complex ideas of society like race, gender and even relationships, which may interfere with the flow of life. This leads me to question whether oversimplification prompts a false sense of happiness and if it promotes a mindset based on the philosophy that â€Å"ignorance is bliss †? Ignorance through the