Humanity In Ender's Game

Further, Card incorporates sentiments of danger through the inner dialogue that he chooses to employ throughout the novel. By using the technique of inner dialogue, the reader can understand Ender´s thoughts when fighting Stilson. Ender thought to himself, “to keep them from taking him in a pack tomorrow. I have to win this now, and for all time, or I’ll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse” (Card 7). In conversing with himself, the statement, “I have to win this now, and for all time,” demonstrates Enders determination of hurting Stilson to the point to where he will not be able to bully him anymore. Cards statement “I’ll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse” creates a sense of danger because the reader is anticipating what Ender is going to do to

Ender had many conflicts in his life. He had conflicts with himself like if he should quit playing the battle games or when he was fighting with Stilson and Peter that threaten Ender. Also, the buggers were a threat or when ender tried to defeat the giant. There should have been a way that these conflicts could be solved so that not only ender, but the other characters could have peace. If conflicts are not solved right away, then someone could get hurt as well as having severe punishments or consequences for their

After Ender’s important battle, they tell him that all of it was real and that he had actually defeated the buggers. Ender thinks to himself, “Real. Not a game. Ender’s mind was too tired to cope with it all. They weren’t just points of light in the air, they were real ships that he had fought with and real ships he had destroyed. And a real world that he had blasted into oblivion. He walked through the crowd, dodging their congratulations, ignoring their hands, their words, their rejoicing” (Card 297). When Ender realizes that they have been lying to him and using him as a weapon, he becomes angry. Ender yells at Graff and Mazer, “‘ I didn’t want to kill them all. I didn’t want to kill anybody! I’m not a killer! You didn’t want me, you bastards, you wanted Peter, but you made me do it, you tricked me into it!’” (Card 297). If Ender would have known that he would have killed people and creatures, he would not have gone to battle school in the first place. Death is very hard on Ender and he does not know how he can live with such a burden. Ender’s change in character is due to him being a victim of

3. When a kid named Bernard comes back to Battle School after Ender broke his arm. Bernard starts picking on him looking for revenge. So, in retaliation, Ender hacks into the desks leaving notes on kid’s desks saying they were sent by Bernard even though they were actually sent by Ender. Then Ender sets up a better security system so they can’t track him. Ender believes that the system was a mere game to see who could break it. But, it isn’t a real game. Ender imagines it as a game because Ender is manipulative but also compassionate convincing kids to leave Bernard’s gang. His compassion helps him visualize Bernard’s place and thoughts making it easy for Ender to beat him. [120

In the novel of Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card defines the role of control as interacting with “enemies”. Ender demonstrated his strength upon his enemies enough to prevent future battles with them. In the beginning of the novel, Stilson and his gang waited until Ender was alone after class. A fight was expected. During their fight, Ender uses special combat tactics to release his armageddon on him. With the show of his strength, he prevents Stilson' Penis from prevailing future battles. During the development of Ender’s strategy, he thinks to himself,” I have to win this now, and for all time, or I’ll fight it everyday and it will get worse and worse” (Card 37). Ender fears if he does not show Stilson his strength, then Stilson will continuously

Ender understands that in order for him not to be a target, he needs to stand up for himself. Card designs Ender as a character that destroys his enemy, just hurting the enemy is not enough. Card

Now we are at the climax of the story, where Ender and his commanders have to take a final test. It is a very hard test and many important people are watching. This battle either makes it, or breaks it. They take the test and barely win their battle against the buggers that they thought were fake. Later, they learn that the battle was actually real, and they won the battle against the

By looking at Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and The Day the Earth Stood still by Robert Wise, we can see that there are many significant similarities and differences throughout the book and the movie, this is important because both the movie and the book show the theme of a savior or peacekeeper who wants peace. Ender portrays a savior born to save Earth and the alien portrays a savior who comes to save Earth, with both using force to achieve their goal whether they wanted to or not. Ender portrayed peace due to him being the only chance Earth has of surviving, but the I.F used Ender whether it was against his morals or against his will. They manipulated and tricked him into doing cruel inhuman like actions that scarred him mentally. “Beat

Ender was a very strong individual and did not conform, he fought through the hard times even when everyone else doubted him. It is unnecessary to push people over their limit for one’s own desire or wellbeing. Sometimes Ender was pushed too hard by the teachers, and when he finally hit his limit he stopped trying, because he was tired of conforming. Ender thought, “I don’t care anymore... You can keep your game.

At the beginning, Ender relied heavily on his sister Valentine, but by the end of the novel Ender exhibited independence. One way that he shows independence is when Ender’s toon leader Bonzo Madrid commands him to not participate actively in the game. However, Ender disobeys him, “Ender aimed carefully with a straight arm, as Petra had taught him. Before anyone knew what was happening, he froze three of

A quote recorded shows how Ender risks himself to save a fellow squad member . “Ender had positioned himself so that when he launched he would rendezvous with that frozen soldier, he had just used as a missile. The boy wasn't frozen now, and he let Ender catch him, whirl him around and send him toward the door, unfortunately, the necessary result of the action was for Ender to head in the opposite direction, and at a reduced speed. Alone of all his soldiers, he was drifting fairly slowly, and at the end of the battle room where the older boys were gathered he shifted himself so he could see that all his soldiers were safely gathered at the far wall.” Ender shows what his squad members mean to him by sacrificing himself for the team. Not only did Ender sacrifice himself, but he proved himself as a leader to protect and serve his squad.

Ender takes many journeys throughout the book, his literal, and most obvious, being his trip to the battle school. In the battle school, he learns many valuable lessons such as, when to stand your ground. He applied this when he fought his bully in the bathroom and killed him by accident. During his journey, he played a game that simulated situations based on the information gathered on the player. Ender’s mental health begins

First, Ender explains that his thoughts on how he is displaced about destroying the buggers, but Mazer assures him, “You made the hard choice, boy. All or nothing. End them or end us. But heaven knows there was no other way you could have done it. Congratulations. You beat them and it’s all over” (296). A young boy, six years old, making life or death decisions. Ender

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 grew up in a harsh and belligerent society, run by a secretive and overly patriotic government. Because of Ender’s personality, he began to empathize with his own enemies, but still fought them, albeit somewhat reluctantly. Due to the conflicting emotions of empathy and hostility, Ender’s mind began to wither with the thought of the damage he had done to another race. Ender’s militaristic and desperate society forces him to unwillingly commit genocide to an extent where Ender’s withering and empathetic mind begins to question the consequences of his