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Scott Lunder May 1, 2013 HT-MGT397J Reflection Paper
I always heard stories from my dad about how great the 1970s and1980s were but I never could grasp what was so great about it. After interviewing my father about what made the 1980s unique, special, and different, I was really able to make a connection of how identical his description was to the one that took place in Ready Player One. After comparing the similarities between the two, I was also able to make the connection of how different everything is today compared to the lifestyle back in the 1980s. Before I interviewed my dad, I informed him that I just read a book called Ready Player One and that a lot of the information was based from the 1980s thus I needed him to be as specific as possible with everything regarding the 1980s. I told him that I need to get an accurate description of his life in the 1980s so I could compare it to the one described in the book. To get his brain flowing and his memory kicking I asked him about the films, music and video games of the '80s era. He said off the top of my head I can remember Ladyhawke, War Games, Monty Python, and the Holy Grail, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Pac-Man, Tempest, Zork, and even Dungeons and Dragons. I was in a bit of shock because everything he just listed off to me was mentioned in Ready Player one. I proceeded to ask him if he had ever read the book. He told me he hasn't read book but I still couldn't fathom the fact the that everything he just remembered was mentioned in the book. It was clear the references in the novel are pervasive, and they alone can tell any reader that his book is intended for people who grew up in the 80s and have fond memories of that era. I believe that in itself it is pretty cool, but sometimes the constant bandying about the 1980s stuff can get a little tiring due to the fact I didn't get to experience it. My dad felt that he hit all of his geek culture
Scott Lunder May 1, 2013 HT-MGT397J Reflection Paper
I always heard stories from my dad about how great the 1970s and1980s were but I never could grasp what was so great about it. After interviewing my father about what made the 1980s unique, special, and different, I was really able to make a connection of how identical his description was to the one that took place in Ready Player One. After comparing the similarities between the two, I was also able to make the connection of how different everything is today compared to the lifestyle back in the 1980s. Before I interviewed my dad, I informed him that I just read a book called Ready Player One and that a lot of the information was based from the 1980s thus I needed him to be as specific as possible with everything regarding the 1980s. I told him that I need to get an accurate description of his life in the 1980s so I could compare it to the one described in the book. To get his brain flowing and his memory kicking I asked him about the films, music and video games of the '80s era. He said off the top of my head I can remember Ladyhawke, War Games, Monty Python, and the Holy Grail, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Pac-Man, Tempest, Zork, and even Dungeons and Dragons. I was in a bit of shock because everything he just listed off to me was mentioned in Ready Player one. I proceeded to ask him if he had ever read the book. He told me he hasn't read book but I still couldn't fathom the fact the that everything he just remembered was mentioned in the book. It was clear the references in the novel are pervasive, and they alone can tell any reader that his book is intended for people who grew up in the 80s and have fond memories of that era. I believe that in itself it is pretty cool, but sometimes the constant bandying about the 1980s stuff can get a little tiring due to the fact I didn't get to experience it. My dad felt that he hit all of his geek culture
References: Cline, Ernest. 2011. Ready Player One. Shmoop University. 2013. Identity Quotes in Ready Player One. Retrieved from: http://www.shmoop.com/ready-player-one/identity-quotes.html Goodreads Inc. 2013. Ernest Cline Quotes. Retrieved from: http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/31712.Ernest_Cline Romano, Steven. June 13th, 2012. 4 Hurdles of the “Ready Player One” Movie. Retreived from: http://www.sparknotes.com/mindhut/2012/06/13/4-hurdles-of-the-ready-player-one-movie Boucher, Geoff. June 24th, 2012. 'Ready Player One ': A silver DeLorean reaches '80s 'Matrix '. Retrieved from: http://herocomplex.latimes.com/books/ready-player-one-a-silver-delorean-reaches-80s-matrix/ Reflection Paper Scott Lunder 5/1/13 HT-MGT397J [pic]