Analysis Of Ready Player One By Ernest Cline - 856 Words

The novel, Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline, follows Wade Watts, or Parzival, and Nolan Sorrento, two very different characters, Wade Watts, or Parzival, and Nolan Sorrento. Using a structuralist critique, Parzival and Sorrento differ in the amount of knowledge each possesses on James Halliday and how much violence each will use to obtain the egg, yet they both share a strong determination to discover the egg. Nolan Sorrento will kill innocent people in order to obtain the egg, while Parzival does not want to harm anyone. Furthermore, Parzival is extremely knowledgeable on James Halliday, while Sorrento cheats by hiring people to study Halliday for him. However, both Parzival and Sorrento are exceptionally determined to find the egg.†¦show more content†¦While Parzival does not wish to hurt anybody in the contest for Halliday’s fortune, Sorrento is not opposed to killing people if it will benefit his chances of winning. During Parzival’s meeting with Sorrento , Sorrento threatens to kill Parzival if he does not help the Sixers. Sorrento says he will blow up Wade’s trailer, which is full of other people, just to take him out of the contest. Parzival thinks â€Å"[Sorrento] had to be bluffing†¦ They would never kill all those innocent people just to get me† (142). Parzival himself would never hurt anybody to win the contest, so he is shocked to discover that Sorrento will not hesitate to murder random people to get ahead. Once Parzival accuses Sorrento of lying about the explosives, Sorrento states â€Å"‘No Wade. I’m not†¦ There are billions of dollars at stake here†¦ This is much more than a videogame contest’† (143-144). Sorrento proceeds to blow up Wade’s trailer, not killing Wade, yet ending the lives of many innocent people with no regret or guilt. Wade, peaceful and not out for blood, contrasts greatly with Sorrento, who intends to mercilessly kill any gunter who stands in his way of victory. Parzival and Sorrento alike are devoted to the hunt and determined to be the first to find the egg. After the Sixers explode Wade’s trailer, he changes his name and moves to a safe apartment. Once he settles into his new home, Wade â€Å"made a silent vow to [himself] not to go outside again until [he] hadShow MoreRelatedLiterary Analysis : Ready Player One By Ernest Cline1794 Words   |  8 Pagesthis intention, literature glorifies the oversimplification of reality to a great extent as readers become enticed by the prospect of living a less complex life. Notably, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, examines the challenges and benefits of physically living in one reality while mentally living in a virtual reality. Cline introduces the virtual reality OASIS, as the primary reason to why the protagonist, Wade, continues to exist. However, by dedicating his life to OASIS and deciding to oversimplify