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Ender 's Game By Orson Scott Card

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Rufus Mosley Intro to Business Professor: Weisberg Exam 2 1. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card was a tremendous book. Though it may not have been the most entertaining book out there, it definitely had some good points in the storyline. The themes I noticed in the book were compassion and tyranny, along with the role that children can play. The protagonist in the book is Ender Wiggins, and the antagonist is Peter Wiggins. The personal meaning I took from this book is that it does not matter your age on what you can achieve. Ender is just a young boy who leads and saves the world. The book takes place in the future even though it was written in the 80’s. Ender is born into a family of highly intelligent people. As a child he is hated by his brother, Peter, along with other schoolmates and is protected by his sister, Valentine. He has to leave Valentine behind when he is taken away to Battle School, which is located on a ship very far away from earth so he can assist in the fight against the buggers. Ender shows off his extreme intelligence and is separated from the rest of the recruits by Colonel Graff of the International Fleet. Ender then becomes friends with a recruit name Alai. This aids Ender to make friends and fit in with people. Ender is noticed by the military commanders because of his dominance in “the mind game”. He is promoted to the Salamander Army shortly after. While in the Salamander Army, Ender becomes friends with the only girl, Petra Arkanian, but is

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