Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.

Recommended Texts for Pairing

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

• a classic work about a boy trained for galactic war through virtual devices
• a science-fiction novel also addressing the consequences of advanced technologies and doing what is right against a far more powerful foe
• Ender’s Game on SuperSummary

1984 by George Orwell

• another science-fiction classic addressing technology and privacy
• shares the theme of Dystopia Versus Utopia
• 1984 on SuperSummary

Neuromancer by William Gibson

• the book that established the Cyber Punk genre as well as the concept of a virtual space
• also explores the themes of Reality Versus Escapism and Dystopia Versus Utopia
• Neuromancer on SuperSummary

Other Student Resources

Movies and shows referenced in Ready Player One book by Ernest Cline

• an IMDB list of all the movies and shows referenced in the book
• can be used as a springboard for exploring the era or a variety of themes