Chad Morris
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With school shut down during the pandemic, students can attend a virtual school if they choose to not go back to physical school. Talk about changing their lives! Unlike online school where there are just faces and it's a big Zoom meeting, this virtual school uses VR (virtual reality). Students receive a box with goggles, gloves, and whatever is needed to make going to school feel real. The first task involves creating your own avatar. Here's the deal. Do you create an avatar that looks like you? Do you use your real name? Creating this avatar allows the users to decide if they would like to reinvent their lives. What are the consequences?
Hunter loves school and loves being the center of attention. He makes himself be courageous, stepping forward and talking to the "pretty" girls even though he is very nervous. He pushes himself to be noticed and to be a winner. He excels in sports and worries VR school will be too different, performing in the VR equipment. VR school allows him to hide his diagnosis of alopecia and enjoy being himself without dealing with losing his hair in public. He would never hide his name or his looks, so his avatar looks like him with curly blond hair, athletic build, and he keeps his name.
Edelle must attend VR because her mother makes her. Her mom wants Edelle to stop focusing on how she looks. The previous year, Edelle was obsessed with "the list." It determined which girls were the prettiest, and Edelle was up for the competition. She was friends with Hunter, running with the popular kids. Everything revolved around looks. Her mother removes her from this world and will only approve an avatar that actually looks like Edelle, no filters. Edelle feels invisible and ignored. She chooses to go by the name Vanya. Hunter treats her very different because she's not absolutely gorgeous. Edelle transforms to who she really is as a person. She finds a best friend in Daebak and returns to honing her skills as a videographer and editor. She creates amazing videos and finds that she really enjoys talking to people, seeing who they truly are, and helping them.
Bradley knows he can totally reinvent himself. Unlike Edelle, he relishes VR school. He creates a pink-haired, super cool avatar named Daebak. Bradley carries extra weight, saying he's a big guy. He loves to dance, but he worries people will make fun of him. Hunter make Bradley a joke in school, so Bradley's is always alone and has no friends. He can be the cool guy here. He decides to be confident. Daebak talks to people, takes chances, and shows people his moves. He can really dance! He's also kind to people.
These are the three characters that the chapters alternate between. One other prominent character is Jasper, the. guy in the yellow track suit. He's the glue that holds everyone together. As team captain, he cares about everyone and strives for everyone to have a good time and to support one another. A fifth character is Keiko. She rarely smiles and often has sometimes doomsday-ish sounding. Daebak never gives up on getting to know her, nor does Vanya or Jasper. When you remove physical appearances, the students become themselves, for better or worse. Hunter's world revolves around him. Daebak wants friends and wants a life, performing his dances. Vanya wants her old life until she discovers what invisibility is like and discovers that she wants to help people.
Overall, I found the novel's premise that everyone wants to be seen and treated nicely neatly done by using the Virtual School construct. It should make the reader do some personal reflection. Which character am I? Would I want to reinvent myself? This VR world allows the students to ignore looks and concentrate on the true person. That's a really nice idea. We should do this kindness in real life!… (más)