Heros Journey

FICTIONAL CHARACTER - Ready Player One


Wade is one of the millions of people that spend their time in the OASIS. The OASIS is a VR, online game where anyone can use the wildest imagination. After Halliday’s death, he made a challenge for everyone in the OASIS to find a golden egg. Whoever is the first to find it takes full control over the OASIS.
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CALL TO ADVENTURE

After Halliday’s death, he sends out a message to everyone in the OASIS that whoever can find the golden egg hidden in the OASIS can control everything in the OASIS.

MENTOR/HELPER

Wade accepts this call and begins to look for the egg with the help of his friend Aech. Eventually, Wade meets Art3mis, a famous player also known for being an amazing Gunter. Art3mis teams up with Wade and Aech to find the golden egg.


CROSSING THE FIRST THRESHOLD

Wade is entering the OASIS more often than normal and is competing against other players that are striving for the golden egg.

BELLY OF THE WHALE

Wade visits the Halliday Journals building. Wade searches for the first clue to beating a race that grants Wade the first key. Wade looks at a video of Halliday talking to Ogden Morrow and wishing that things could go back to the way the past was.


Wade realizes that the secret to the race was to drive backward rather than forwards. In doing so, Wade is able to achieve the first key. This shows that Wade is not turning back from his Journey, and plans on finishing it.

ROAD OF TRIALS

Wade goes through many trials, that get him closer and closer to his ultimate goal. The first trial was a race against other contestants. Taking the leap that Halliday couldn’t take, and learning one of Halliday’s true intention behind the OASIS.

MEETING THE GODDESS
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Wade falls in love with Art3mis through the movie. At one point of the movie, Wade reveals his feelings to Art3mis. To show how much trust he has in her, he reveals his real name to Art3mis, a stranger



ATONEMENT WITH FATHER

Wade speaks to Halliday after achieving all three keys and passing Halliday’s final test. Halliday tells Wade he created the OASIS because he didn’t feel at home n the real world. He was afraid to socialize with real people. Then he realized that as terrifying as reality can be, it is the only thing that is real. He told him, that reality is real.

THE ULTIMATE BOON

Wade receives the golden egg, for passing every one of Halliday’s trials. By receiving the golden egg, Wade is able to control everything that happens in the OASIS.

CROSSING THE RETURN THRESHOLD

Wade returns to his normal everyday routine and spends more time outside of the OASIS.

MASTER OF TWO WORLDS

Wade can control the OASIS and learns to spend more time in the real world. Wade also learns from Halliday that he would always take the leap.

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NON-FICTIONAL CHARACTER

Not all o my family is native to America. I asked m grandmother about the journey she took to America. There is also an audio recording of an interview I had with my grandmother.
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CALL TO ADVENTURE

My grandmother was invited to America by friends and family, to visit them. This would be beginning of her journey.

SUPERNATURAL AID

A friend of my family, helped my grandmother obtain a visa. They also helped my grandmother get a ticket to go to America.

CROSSING THE THRESHOLD

She crossed the New Orleans port of entry. My grandmother traveled all the way to America by flight to Illinois.

BELLY OF THE WHALE

There was a slight delay during the flight because of a severe storm. This showed how much she was willing to stay in Illinois. While she was there, she experienced cold and snow for the first time. Through all of that, she was willing to stay.

TEMPTATION

My grandmother wanted to go back to Belize because she had missed her family and friends very much. For 3 months she cried because she missed her family, and couldn't bear the cold. Even though she did want leave, she persevered, knowing she had to stay.

REFUSAL OF RETURN

My grandmother had intended to move back to Belize but decided to stay in America.

ULTIMATE BOON

My grandmother made a final decision to stay in America, with her family. She stayed and waited for the rest of her family to move to America with her.

FREEDOM TO LIVE

Living to America gave my grandmother many opportunities, all of which led to the birth of her grandchildren. She feels very happy with her decision.

INTERVIEW

This is the audio that I recorded of an interview with my grandmother. I asked her a few questions that were related to her hero's journey above.


CITATIONS

http://whatculture.com/film/reader-player-one-nbsp-10-biggest-changes-from-the-book?page=4

https://www.slashfilm.com/ready-player-one-spolier-review/2/

http://tenor.com/es/ver/take-my-hand-lets-go-lets-do-this-jump-parzival-gif-11480067

https://aaronsimscreative.artstation.com/projects/alAgL

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