Ender's Game Quotes About Change And Change

From the beginning of the book Ender was labelled a third by the elders he looked up to, he lived and grew up to prove to the elders that being a third does not mean anything and that everyone is the same. This goes along with adults and children, they are the same. Ender also proves this theory wrong by the way he acts. He is a very intelligent boy for the age of six and becomes even more intelligent when he is sent to battle school. He shows the battle toon leaders that although he is younger he can think and do the same as they can. Ender eventually becomes a battle toon leader at a very young age and once again proves that children have the ability to make good decisions without any adult’s help, by succeeding in all of the battles he fights. “Seven battles since your first battle, Ender”, said Graff. Ender did not reply. “And you’ve won seven battles, once a day.” (Card-228). Ender is a very dependent person and throughout the whole book he did not need much help from any adults. By the end of the book Ender proved that children can make fully intelligent decisions by themselves, without the help from adults, before they become adults

2 major and reoccurring themes throughout Ender’s Game is manipulation and deception. Much of this novel is about how adults manipulate Ender into fulfilling their needs. They trick him, lie to him, and tell him just enough so that he can defeat the buggers. Ender pretty much sums this up when he says, “I've spent my life as someone's pawn" (Pg. 97). On one hand, it seems wrong to lie to and cheat a kid. On the other hand, the adults manipulate him to ensure the survival of the human race. Besides the manipulative relationship between the adults and Ender, there are a number of other relationships full of manipulation: Peter manipulates Valentine, Peter and Valentine manipulate the world, and

Despite the negativity behind Ender’s thoughts, he is a strong leader because “his isolation can’t be broken. He can never come to believe that anybody will ever help him out, ever”(Chapter 5, page 38). Being in isolation from others has made him an independent person. He is able to overcome any obstacles on his own, like a strong leader,

A six year old boy in battle school? Yes, believe it or not, a boy named Ender goes to a battle school becomes a great leader, faces manipulation from the commanders, and isolation from the students and commander. In this book, Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card’s message to the audience about theme is Independence. On page 82 (Card), Petra explains to Ender how the adults manipulate the students with lies. Quote- “The adults are the enemy, not the armies. They do not tell us the truth.” This relates to Independence because he should not trust anyone, but himself. From the page 38 (Card), Graff isolates Ender to build him into a strong leader. Quote- “His isolation cannot be broken. He can never come to believe that anybody will help him, ever.

Ender’s game by Orson Scott Card is a science fiction novel that takes place in the future and involves a kid named Ender, the protagonist of the story. He is sent to battle school to defeat the buggers (the enemies) with many other kids who are put through lots of challenges. The government has picked Ender who is 6 years old and is a third child, his older siblings were not selected by the government because his sister, Valentine, is too kind and compassionate while his older brother,Peter, is ruthless and hot-tempered. Ender is both a monster and a hero because he’s half Peter and half Valentine.

“Hey third, we’re talkin to you, Third, hey bugger lover, we’re talkin to you.” (Card. 6). In the beginning Stilson (a bully) comes up to Ender with a group of guys. They surround him and start to bully him. At first Ender takes it, then Stilson swings at him, and we see Ender break out of his shell. Ender not only beats him, but we find out he killed him. This is where we see Ender realize what he is capable of. After the fight, we see Ender go back to his quiet self. “Again a blow to the head. Go away Ender thought.I didn’t do anything to you.” (Card. 32). Another group of boys start

Another concept that influences the theme of Ender's Game love and hate. The reoccurence of love and hate throughout the book, is repetitive. Throughout Ender's endurance of the Battle School, he interacts with many people, and likewise, many people interact with him. The them of love is proved on page 29, this is when Ender is deciding whether or not to say goodbye to his sister, knowing that she would miss him and that he would miss her. This shows love, because Ender is not only thinking of his sister, but missing her as well. An example of hate in the book is on page 211, this is when Bonzo and Ender are fighting.

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.

These people wanted to manipulate Ender’s natural character by taking him from those he loves, Forcing him to depend only on himself and not need assistance from anyone. While this learned self-reliance looks good for the I.F, Ender will break after being detached from everyone he grew close to during this book. My point is the fact that it changes the way a person behaves, this passage explains how after they completed what they wanted to do (isolate him)he became depressed. I feel that a message the author was trying to send was that no compassion for the way someone else is feeling leads to ruthlessness. The people that were talking about Ender did not care for the fact that they were making a six year old depressed, this ruthlessness changed a shy boy into a sad, lonely

Viktor E. Frankl (who is he) once said “When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.” This quote suggests that sometimes things are out of one’s hands, and you must change your perspective to make a positive outcome of the situation. In Orson Scott Card's “Ender's Game”, the violent and manipulative environment that surrounds Ender leads him to become a cynical and jaded character. This demonstrates that children should be protected from such environments to preserve their innocence.

Some people are born to be heroes and have their whole life set out for them. At times Ender feels the weight of the world on his shoulders. Valentine is one of the many people that believe in Ender when she says, “’It means that you are going to make a difference in the world”’ (235). Every decision Ender makes leads to the survival of humanity. In addition, Ender must be aware of the negative consequences that follow. For once Ender receives a opportunity to make a decision with no strings attached.

Ender was the third child. He has Peter’s toughness and Valentine’s smarts and gentleness. As far as we’ve gotten in the book we see how Ender does not mean or want to hurt anyone, but he ends up killing Stilson and Bonzo. Both Ender and Peter want some of the same things such as ruling the world. Ender does think he is the same as Peter.

First, an important theme in the novel is “The enemy is the only real teacher.” For instance, Mazer gave an important speech about the enemy to Ender. He said, “No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy shows you where you are weak. Only the enemy tells you where he is strong.” (Card, 263). Furthermore, this quote

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

Ender’s brother and sister had a very big influence on Ender, if it weren’t for them being so smart the International Fleet wouldn’t have authorized Ender’s birth and if it weren’t for Peter he wouldn’t have known how to cry silently and Valentine helped him cope with Peter while also teaching him how to love and helping him when he visits Earth right before going to Command School.