On top of that, it came from the guy that I thought was the pinnacle of masculinity. I think it helped prevent me from getting totally lost in the hatred and fear that my experiences with gay related name-calling carried with them. In the summer before I went into seventh grade, I rea...
up with Halliday in the end, Halliday insinuates that maybe humanity should leave the OASIS entirely. They have lost the ability to really connect, and the OASIS is a vehicle for corruption more than for freedom. This suggests that maybe Halliday is not the benevolent, though eccentric, god...
Even more important is that too many Modern Americans have lost the ability to identify with other REAL human beings. Modern social interaction has become ‘Wireless’ and ‘Remote’ and hands off. Self esteem is becoming more and more dependent on devices that connect people remotely. Social di...