![]() ![]() It is true that there are many elements of the OASIS that could be considered utopian. This in turn suggests that there might not be such a thing as a “true” utopia or dystopia-in reality, things are much more complicated. dystopia, both places are ultimately shown to have utopian and dystopian elements. While at times the OASIS and the real world seem easily distinguishable as a utopia vs. Yet the novel complicates any simple understanding of the binary between utopia and dystopia and how these might be applied to the OASIS versus planet Earth. An oasis is a place in a desert containing water and fertile plant growth similarly, the OASIS is a haven of hope, possibility, and joy in the midst of an increasingly desolate landscape. In contrast, the OASIS at times resembles a utopia, a fact that is even reflected in the game’s name. ![]() The Earth on which Ready Player One is set is dystopian, meaning that it is an imagined world in which everything has degraded to a terrible, oppressive state of existence. ![]()
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