Review of "Anda's Game"

When I first starting reading Anda’s I was so lost; all the talk about “the game” was confusing. But as I continued to read I realized that “the game” was an online game that Anda played with other people all over the world. Anda seemed to really enjoy the game and how good she was at it. The game in which Anda plays in, almost seems as though it becomes real life for a bit there in the story because it has taken over Anda’s life so much. This story shows how video games can change people for worse and even for the better. It also helps explain why some kids turn to video games in the first place.

In the real world Anda wasn’t really good at anything and she didn’t really have any friends which was completely the opposite in the game. In the game Anda “kicked arse” and she had many friends; she even mentions that the game is where her friends are at. Because she lives her life, per say, through the game she stops taking care of herself in the real world. She eats lots of candy and gets little exercise causing her to get diabetes, which shows that the game had changed her for the worst. Then when she finds out about the girls in the sweat shops in Mexico she feels as if she needs to do something. When Lucy and Anda form together to help Raymond get the girls of the factories to walk out, this shows how the game has changed her for the better.
I feel as if this story, although it is fiction, really conveys what is truly going on in today’s world. The story shows us how easy it is to get sucked into the fantasy world to forget our problems in the real world. It also shows how hard it is at first to turn a life around but that it can be done with hard work and determination. Whether in video games or online chat rooms many people find a way out of the real world that they do not feel comfortable or happy in.
http://dir.salon.com/story/tech/feature/2004/11/15/andas_game/index.html