Ender’s Game written by Orson Scott Card introduces Andrew Wiggin best known as Ender Wiggin an innocent child created for selfish reasons. Ender didn’t belong in the society around him, because he wasn’t like his fellow peers and perhaps because he needed to be isolated to fulfill the needs of selfish people and for selfish purposes. Whose hands Ender ended up falling into when he was recruited to go to the Battle School. Ender played games throughout his life at the Battle School, he what he didn’t realize was that there was a bigger part to playing these games, but deception was the main thing on Enders mind, when he realized the truth behind them. Maybe he was just like his brother Peter; a cold blooded monster who tortured and killed the innocent just because he wanted to.
Ender Wiggin has been isolated throughout his life from the students at his school on earth, the students at the Battle School and also the teachers in each school. Ender’s peers have always thought he was different since the day he was born. Excluding him, bullying him because he was the “Third Child”, isolating him and making him feel all alone, surrounding him with enemies. An example of this is when Ender thinks “They might even hit him now-- no one could see anymore, and so no one would come to Ender's rescue.” (Card, 5) Ender knew that the government was his only form of protection and would no longer be there to scare off his bullies. Ender was once again surrounded with fear and isolation, fear because there would be no one to watch over him anymore and isolation because he was going to have no one to fall back on; he was all alone once again. The teachers that he had thought he could trust only turned out to betray him. Using him for their ow...
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...way they love themselves. And then, in that very moment when I love them […] I destroy them.” (Card, 184) Ender shows the cruel side to him when he says this, he loves something or someone yet he can kill them knowing that which makes him seem more like Peter who is sadistic, and cruel. Would Ender have really stopped from killing the buggers if he had been aware that he was actually fighting the aliens?
Andrew Wiggin has been through more than any child should go through at the age of six to nine. He had been isolated, because everyone thought he was different. He had killed innocent species without knowing thinking they were games. Ender also had a side of him that resembled his older brother’s characteristics. Yet he still was a little boy that went through a lot and yet still learned how to forgive and forget the people who had made his life his personal hell.
The Enders Game written by Orson Scott Card provides understanding of the characters and their relationships with others through indirect characterization and diction. Orson Scott Card uses literacy devices and specific word choice to let the reader draw conclusions about the characters and the relationships between Peter and Ender, the symbolism of the bugger mask/bugger-astronaut game, and the foreshadowing of Peter and Valentines death. The author reveals the relationship between Peter and Ender through Peter’s perception of Ender and the astronaut-bugger game. “Ender did not see Peter as […]
Introduction: Ender is one of the main characters in this book, Ender is intelligent on and off the battlefield he is the youngest in the salamander army but he is more skillful than anyone else in the army. The book Ender’s game is written by Dr son Scott Card, This book was the Hugo and Nebula winner.
“Ender’s Game”, by Orson Scott Card, is a military science fiction novel that narrates the story of a boy named Andrew “Ender” Wiggin and his predetermined life to save humanity. Set in the future, humans are at war with an alien insect race dubbed the “buggers.” The buggers have already invaded Earth two times previously and did not succeed because of Mazer Rackham, the general that won the second invasion. Expecting a third invasion of the buggers, the International Fleet (I.F.) has trained child geniuses at very young ages through games that gradually increase in difficulty including the zero gravity battle rooms in preparation for them to become commanders of the Third Invasion.
In Orson Scott Card’s novel, “Ender’s Game”, you have a story about a young man who is called out to fulfill the needs of many. Ender has a respective set of skills that make him stand out among the others. One of them is that he has the knowledge and the compassion to understand the enemy. This wonderful skill that Ender has is the motivating force that drives him to complete his journey from the beginning to the end. On the other hand, you have Ender having the ability to be Christ, or otherwise, a Christ Figure. The leading key ideas are that “Ender, like Christ, […] acts as a mediator between mankind and the higher beings”. He is also “playing a sacrificial role to save
In Orson Scott Cards Ender’s game, the main character Ender does not have a normal childhood compared to other children. He is destined for a hard life ahead of him from the moment he was born. Through Ender and the characters around him Card draws us a picture about the world around us. One’s past does not shape their future or the kind of person they will be. A different choice can be made at any time.
Therefore, Ender shows the reader that he takes responsibility as an adult for just waking up early and on time for his battles. Therefor, Ender taking that responsibility must be hard since he's just a kid and has to be responsible for
After years of being monitored by government officials, Ender Wiggins, the main character of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, finds himself completely alone. The loneliness set's in as he finds himself in a new school, away from the watchful eyes of the government and bared to the world. He is a Third. This feeling of being a third makes Ender feel even more isolated, "It was not his fault he was a Third. It was the government's idea, they were the ones who authorized it - how else could a Third like Ender have got into school?" (Card 5). There was no one there to keep the bullies away now. Although he never really liked the monitor, he now found himself alone and missing the advent ages of having it on and knowing that someone, somewhere was always with him and watching him. At battle school, Ender knows that he will be isolated from the other students. Colonel Graff tells the other students of Ender and how superior his talents and intelligence is compared to the rest of the group. The other students don't like Ender and don't trust him. Throughout battle school, Ender is kept from his family and isolated from other children.
He is still constantly comparing himself to Peter. In a game Ender played, he had to kill a snake in order to progress which haunts him with thoughts of killing. “‘This game tells filthy lies. I am not like Peter. I don’t have murder in my heart.’ And then a worse fear, that he was the killer, only better at it than Peter ever was.” (Card 115). He is starting to believe that he is not like Peter, however the thought of being no better and maybe even worse than his brother is still in the back of his mind. At this time in the book, Ender seems very opinionated when he compares himself to Peter, and stays that way for quite a while. In chapter eight, Ender is battling a group of boys and ends up hurting them to protect himself. He is later seen questioning why he keeps harming other boys. “I’m doing it again, thought Ender. I’m hurting people again just to save myself. Why don’t they leave me alone, so I don’t have to hurt them.” (Card 115). Now Ender is wondering as to why these people keep attacking him. This causes him to breach his morals and fight back harder so they do not think about coming at him again. Ender’s shame for compromising his morals is starting to turn into
Sometimes fear can come from lies. Lies about what is happening or going to happen. Lies can make you believe something that is not true, and that can be scary. When we first meet Ender Wiggin, he is only six years old. He is being monitored for a special program that trains children for the eventual war against the buggers, an alien race that almost wiped out the humans. He soon gets his monitor taken out which means he should be washed out, or didn’t pass through the program. The nurse that is helping take out the monitor tells Ender that is won’t hurt a bit. Ender knows she is lying. “…he could count on that statement as an accurate representation of the...
Throughout the novel, Ender gradually begins to realize that he is not so different from his brother Peter. Ender grew up being punished and beaten up just for being a third who was smarter than Peter. This explains why Ender wants nothing to do with him when he leaves home. The mind game periodically reminds Ender that he is not completely different from him through certain levels. On the first obstacle that proved difficult, he brutally
In the story “Ender's Game” many interesting actions and events happen. From wars to death, to games, that are not games anymore. This story is about a young boy that lives in a world that is constantly under attack from extraterrestrials called the Buggers. In the beginning, Ender is just a young boy constantly controlled and watched by the government (The IF). In the middle, he is taken to battle school and there the people realize that he is the best person for the job and will lead the human race to victory over the Buggers. Lastly, the IF puts Ender and his group together to beat the buggers in a final war. The book “Ender’s Game” written by Orson Scott Card is a fun and exciting science fiction book that leaves the reader at the edge of its seat. The symbolism and hidden messages in the book make the reader connect to the story. The title, the characters, and the setting all have something more to bring to the table and change
The novel Ender’s Game is written by Orson Schott Card. It is about a young boy who is sent to battle school. He meets friends and makes adversaries. In battle school, out in space, Ender, the young boy is a genius and is taught many tactics to destroy their prime enemy the buggers. He excels in school and battles his way into command school before the required age. There he is told he is battling buggers in simulations or is he? Throughout the novel, Ender is manipulated, bullied, and isolated, which creates many themes and messages. In this novel Ender’s Game the main theme is life is a game. Three characters that best prove this are Ender, Peter, and Bonzo.
In Orson Scott Card’s novel, Enders Game, at the age of six, Ender is chosen by Colonel Graff and the International Fleet to help save mankind from the buggers. However, through his journey, he experiences manipulation and deception from significant figures that surround his life. This deceit from Colonel Graff, Valentine, and Mazor Rackham is focused on defeating the buggers in the Third Invasion.
Ender's Game is the story of Ender Wiggin, a child genius chosen to save the world. Ender is intelligent, see the bigger picture, and fearless. In the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, Ender is best described as someone that is omniscient . Ender shows his intelligence through his training, skills, and fast smart thinking in stressful situations throughout the novel. “I don't care if I pass your test, I don't care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won't let you beat me unfairly - I'll beat you unfairly first. (Card 24)” Ender Wiggin is the indisputable hero of the story. He is the perfect man (boy) to lead the entire fleet. Ender’s very independent, strong, willed, mentally tough, creative, and mature. While Ender
One key component that is produced through Ender’s struggles at his young age is self-reliance. Ender is born unto a family where he is seen as an outcast; he’s a “third.” In a world where population control is major concern, a third-born child is looked upon in disgust. He is isolated even before he is brought into the world. John Kessel reveals his insights into Card’s interpretation of Ender’s exploitation when he says,” Orson Scott Card presents a harrowing tale of abuse. Ender’s parents and older brother (. . .) either ignore the abuse of Ender or participate in it” (Kessel 1). No one contributes more to this abuse than his older brother, Peter. Along with his birth, jealousy and hatred are especially common towards Ender. This disapproving outlook is particularly apparent from Peter. Peter let’s Ender know hi...