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Research on the Space Construction of the Novel Ready Player One
YAO Yu-xin
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2023.03.006
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
The novel Ready Player One shows Ernest Cline’s ability of space construction, and demonstrates charm and artistic value of the virtual fantasy space it depicts. It is a science fiction with perfect combination of ideological content and artistic form. This thesis aims to discuss the Ernest Cline’s construction of the virtual pace and the real space in Ready Player One and the function of their construction. In real space, the environment is awful and dilapidated, and people’s lives are depressed. While in the virtual space, the world is colorful and people have varied ways of entertainment to fulfill their mind. This Thesis summarizes the effects brought by both the real space and virtual space for Ready Player One. With such a strong contrast, the conflict between the two spaces promotes the narrative process and also highlights the theme of the novel.
Ernest Cline, Ready Player One, space construction, science fiction
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, March 2023, Vol. 13, No. 3, 165-169
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