Ready Player One Chapter 9 Quotes
Ready Player One Chapter 9 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote 1
[Art3mis] was even cooler in person than I'd imagined. (9.43)
This is how closely a person's OASIS identity is tied into their actual, human identity. Just getting an eyeful of Art3mis's polygons counts to Wade as "in person."
"You could become famous in the real world too [...] if you reveal your true identity to the media." (9.123)
Being famous in the real world requires tearing down the wall between real-life and online identities, something Wade isn't ready to do at this point in the book, either out of fear or a simple preference for the two to remain separate.
Quote 3
She seemed to be going for a sort of mid-'80s postapocalyptic cyberpunk girl-next-door look. And it was working for me, in a big way. In a word: hot. (9.4)
The OASIS is Wade's reality, so it makes sense that Art3mis's digital body would turn him on. Plus, he can always fantasize that she looks exactly like her avatar. But can it be love if you don't know the other person's physical presence? We're dubious.