Courage In Ender's Game

Courage is an important quality to have, because everyone can’t always be afraid of everything and let their fears hold them back. Sometimes people have to do things that they don’t want to do, or they have to face their fears.

Being courageous does not mean not feeling fear, but rather facing that feeling and choosing to act upon it with dignity. Many characters from the book Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, portray acts of courage after being put into difficult and even dangerous situations. They did what they knew was right even if that meant letting go of what was familiar. Throughout the book Bean, Valentine Wiggin and Ender Wiggin are characters who stood out when it came to being courageous and showing bravery.

Young kids can be easily affected by their surroundings. They learn from the roles of their teachers and their fellow students and peers. This is clearly demonstrated in Ender’s Game, a science fiction novel written by Orson Scott Card. It shows how Ender Wiggin, a very young boy, is put into a position of leadership and what he learns through this experience, Through a computer game, Ender learns that he is a very clever killer. Through his experience as commander, Ender learns that being strict will help him be a better leader and win games. Finally, his experience with Shen and Bernard teaches Ender that having humor will easily allow him to make friends. Overall, Ender’s experience in Battle School teaches him many things about

Ender did not have a good childhood. At the age of six he was changed from a little boy into a soldier in a six year old’s body. He was worked to the breaking point and even had a mental breakdown. Ender was take by th I.F. so that he could be trained to save the world, but he didn’t know that this involved, blocking all forms of contact with his family and being pushed to be perfect at everything until he had a mental break down. Somehow he managed to win the war, but as a result he became a young man with no friends and no life. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, demonstrates the effects of taking away children's rights by working them too hard, forcing them to solve every problem themselves, and are forced into armed combat against each other.

I know you can't believe that these young boys are out of school to be in a battle? Be careful who you mess with because they can attack you right back the theme of Ender's Game is internal struggles are not always apparent therefore it's important not to judge one another because it can be hurtful, one may Outcast others and one may be proven wrong. Throughout Ender's Game, Ender is getting judged and it can be very hurtful and hard for him for example as can be found in the text it says that quote quote well no one wants a third anymore you can expect them to be glad. (card 22). This shows and draws attention to children because families are judged based on how many kids they have and how they act anybody can judge you or your child.

Ender Wiggin was a timid boy who wanted to have his brother and parents to love him. Prior to joining the Battle School, Ender did not have the belligerence that he would soon possess. He did not want to be like Peter, so

On page 31, Card writes "The fear stayed, all throughout dinner as no one sat by him in the mess hall. The other boys were talking about things- the big scoreboard on one wall, the food, the bigger kids. Ender could only watch in isolation." Even in a new environment where he knows no one, Ender is still isolated and cannot manage to fit in with the other kids at battle school. As the story continues, Ender manages to make a few friends but he never becomes exceptionally close with anyone due to the fact that he is not like the others at battle school which the commanders such as Graff make very well known. Ender is much more intelligent and quick minded than the others, making his advancement in battle school quite rapid, leaving his acquaintances and the few he calls friends in his shadow. Ender's skills make him isolated since no one can even come close to defeating him, thus he cannot relate to his peers. At the beginning of Chapter 15; The Speaker of the Dead Ender, Ender is not brought back home to earth. Card formulates, " At first Ender believed that they would bring him back to Earth as soon as things quieted

Firstly, once Ender arrives at the Battle school, at the age of only six years old, he initially faces many difficulties with assimilating into his launch group, along with the other children, "The other boys talked and joked and bragged and laughed. Ender kept his silence. He toyed with the idea of trying to be like the other boys. But he couldn't think of any jokes, and none of theirs seemed funny. Wherever their laughter came from, Ender couldn't find such a place in himself."

As he overcame students, Battle School, the Mind Game, and many more challenges throughout his life, he continued to change his strategies and even his personality in order to endure his situation. His extreme change becomes apparent when Bean says, “Even though there are some better soldiers than you in Dragon Army— Not many, but some— there’s nobody who can think smarter or faster than you. ”(198). Here, we see how Ender’s fellow students begin recognize his abilities, despite that other students underestimated him in the beginning. The time Ender spent in isolation is finally starting to pay off, and he’s becoming a much better commander as a

The value of courage in the face of adversity is shown in Ender’s Game and To Kill a Mockingbird. The definition of courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus shows courage when he is against the mob who is trying to hang Tom Robinson. “A flash of pain fear was going out of his eyes… He put the newspaper down very carefully adjusting its creases with lingering fingers. They were trembling a little.” (Harper Lee pg 152) In this quote Atticus realized that the mob was very dangerous, but he had to protect Tom Robinson. This is where Scout realized how much courage her father had. She saw that he did not back down and looked up to him for that. The author wants to tell the reader to have courage and to stand up for

Courage is "mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty."Atticus finch a character in TKAM says, "Courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (Page 124) Courage is a huge theme in this book and its used in the whole book with all the characters

The reason for this is the fact that the mind at that point has already finished growing and developing. Whereas a child’s mind is like that of a sponge where it continually absorbs information from all of his or her five senses. For this reason, in Ender’s Game all children with a certain intelligence level are monitored and tested throughout their young lives. Until the age of around six years old, where the decision to send them to battle school is made. Every characteristic and personality trait of each candidate is scrutinized to ensure the best applicants are focused on and no resources are wasted.

When the novel starts Ender Wiggin is a six-year-old genius. He has a brother, Peter, and a sister, Valentine, whom is the only person Ender truly loves. Ender is the third born in the Wiggin family, which is rare, because the limited amount of children per family is two. The government had been running a Battle School in space to train young boys and girls to become military commanders to fight against the buggers, aliens who had invaded Earth in the First and Second Invasions. Peter and Valentine had both been tried out for the Battle School, but Peter was too ruthless and Valentine was too soft towards the enemy. They both failed to go to the Battle school. But, the government wanted Ender. They

Ender “had nothing going for him - grossly undertrained, small, inexperienced, doomed to be resented for early advancement.” Since Ender was so different, he would automatically be treated poorly since he was an easier target than the other kids. He may have been better than them in some areas but since he was still small, younger, weaker, and inexperienced even he didn’t have the hope of living a normal life. It’s a human right that “everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind.” Ender is treated unfairly just because he is smarter and smaller.

In the book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, it starts with ender in school and being made fun of. After he beats up a bully, he goes home to deal with his brother Peter who also bullies him because Ender is a better specimen than Peter was. But what no one expected was that a representative from the military came to invite Ender to Battle School up in space. Ender accepted and went to live up in Battle School for years to come. At first, Ender was hated for being such a talented student at the age of six but was soon respected after he was able to beat all the other armies with just a bunch of little kids. Ender became the best soldier at Battle School and was moved up to Command School where he would learn to command