Overview
Ready player one takes place in the future around 2044. Its a science fiction book about a new type of technology that when put on transforms you you into a complete different world without actually leaving the real world. IN this would you can be who ever or what ever you want to be ( if you have the money). the Billionaire that set out the system called the oasis died but he didn't just died and leave nothing. WHen he died he left his fortune to the individual that completed his rigors treasure hunt for " the egg".There are three levels , each leavel getting harder than the next. All the levels are bassed off of old books or movies or tv shows from the 70s when he was a kid. There are 4 main charters. The point of view form which the story was told is from a 18 year old boy named Wade Owen watts. He is an incredibly smart you man who has an obsession with past main stream forms of entertain from movies to music to books. Wade is extremely invested into this hunt as its his only thing to hold on to anymore.
Themes
There were a lot of themes in ready player one. One them that continued to be a factor was appearance. People in this book were very concerned about what their avatar looked like. They needed them to have the perfect teeth the perfect body the perfect hair or even look just like they do but refine the parts they don't like. In this future time where majority of people didn't have money at all,they were still worried about how they looked or what their avatar was wearing. Keep in mind this is all in a video game. This could be linked back to the real world to day.