Comparing Society In Cline's Ready Player One And Brave New World

The pressure of society is like the pressure applied to pop a balloon. Society pushes people to the point where they will eventually explode. In Cline’s Ready Player One and Huxley’s Brave New World, Wade and John struggle with conforming into society. The society in the OASIS separates people from the real world, encouraging them to spend their lives in a virtual game; people basically live in a virtual world and forget about their personal needs in the real world. The citizens of the new world abide by the caste system to keep peace because they are brainwashed and do not know any better. In order to ignore society’s pressure, Wade puts aside IOI’s death threat, John stays true to his opinions after visiting the new world, and they both reject

During the meeting with Sorrento, Wade decides to decline the compromises of IOI saying to Sorrento, “’I want you and your bosses to know something…You’re going to lose’” (Cline 145). Wade chooses not to help IOI because he knows there is nothing stopping IOI from killing him, and he will not allow them to choose what will happen with his life, in this case, death. Cline infers people should be confident in themselves, take the reins of their lives, and to not allow the opinions of others to influence their own opinions. Wade wants to regroup with the remainder of the original “high five” to gang up on Sorrento, and believes “I [he] was going to reach the Third Gate, or die trying” (266). Wade will not allow IOI to win Halliday’s Easter Egg and ruin the OASIS for the people. Wade is willing to sacrifice himself in the process of reaching the final gate because he truly cares about the original idea and purpose of the OASIS. Cline emphasizes the importance of standing up to higher superiors who work for evil to prevent the dangers of what could happen. Wade demonstrates bravery when he tells IOI that he does not belong to them, which is a likable trait also carried by John the