READY PLAYER ONE
CH.38
MRS. BLY
ENG 4
CH. 38 SQs
•1. What is significant about the only computer
that powers on to begin stage three?
•2. Explain the origin of the password that powers
on the rest of the computers.
•3. What does Wade do to find and acquire the
Egg?
•4. What does he do with the Egg?
•5. What favor does Halliday ask of Wade?
•6. Why did Halliday create the Oasis?
1. What is significant about the only computer that
powers on to begin
Stage Three?
• “After a few minutes of experimentation, I discovered
that the only computer that would power on was one
of the oldest, the IMSAI 8080, the same model of
computer Matthew Broderick owned in WarGames”
(360).
2. Explain the origin of the password that powers on
the rest of the computers.
• “Then I remembered a line from Ogden Morrow’s
biography:
• The opposite sex made Jim extremely nervous, and
Kira was the only girl that I ever saw him speak to in a
relaxed manner. But even then, it was only incharacter, as Anorak, during the course of our gaming
sessions, and he would only address her as Leucosia,
the name of her D& D character” (360-361).
Login: LEUCOSIA
3. What does Wade do to find and acquire the Egg?
• “I ran back over the Atari 2600 and searched through the giant rack
of alphabetized game cartridges beside it until I found the one I was
looking for: Adventure” (361).
• “I shoved it into the Atari and turned the system on, then hit the
Reset switch to start the game.
• It took me only a few minutes to reach the Secret Room…. This Secret
Room didn’t contain the name of Warren Robinett, Adventure’s
original programmer. Instead, at the very center of the screen, there
was a large white oval with pixelated edge. An egg. The egg.” (362)..
4. What does he do with the Egg?
• “There, I found Anorak’s study…I looked around the room. Directly beneath
the familiar black dragon painting there was an ornate crystal pedestal on
which rested a gold chalice encrusted with tiny jewels. Its diameter
matched that of the silver egg I held in my hands.
I placed the egg in the chalice, and it fit perfectly” (362-363).
“In the distance, I heard a fanfare of
trumpets, and the egg began to
glow” (363).
5. What favor does Halliday ask of Wade?
• “You win,” I heard a voice say. I turned and saw that Anorak was standing
right behind me…
• ….The game is over….It’s time for your to receive your prize….Your avatar is
immortal and all-powerful. Whatever you want, all you have to do is wish
for it….” (363).
• “Do me a favor. Try to use your powers only for good. OK?...This is your
castle now….I call this the Big Red Button….IF you press it, it will shut off
the entire OASIS and launch a worm that will delete everything stored on
the GSS servers, including all of the OASIS source code. It will shut down
the OASIS forever” (364).
6. Why did Halliday create the Oasis?
• “I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the
real world. I didn’t know how to connect with the
people there. I was afraid, for all of my life. Right up
until I knew it was ending. That was when I realized, as
terrifying and painful as reality can be, it’s also the only
place where you can find true happiness. Because reality
is real. Do you understand?”
• “Yes,” I said. “I think I do.”
• “Good,” he said, giving me a wink. “Don’t make the
same mistake I did. Don’t hide in here forever” (364).
And etc…
•“…I tapped the new Command icon that
now appeared at the edge of my display and
said, ‘I wish for Aech, Art3mis, and Shoto to
be resurrected’…
RESURRECTION COMPLETE. AVATARS RESTORED.