Literary Techniques In Ender's Game By Orson Scott Card

When given a dynamic setting and plot, change is inevitable. In the novel, Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, the author tells the story of a dystopian society which focuses on the task of defending itself from extraterrestrial creatures. Through the course of the book, the protagonist, Ender Wiggin, faces challenges that influence his actions and attitude. Although there are many characters who undergo change in the novel, Ender’s dynamic personality traits are more evident, being that he has a larger impact on readers. Due to being manipulated, Ender Wiggin changes from an ambitious young boy, to a subdued and wary character.

In the beginning of the book, Ender has a monitor taken out, which leads to a character named Stillson who bullied him. ¨Ender kicks out high., and hard, catching Stilson square in the breastbone.¨ Doing this action was making himself protected. This event has taught the reader that Ender is strong.

The book novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card is a book of perseverance and smarts and the benefits of being unique.

In “Ender’s Game” the building blocks of Ender’s home are the deceit of those in his life, the constant feeling of isolation, and most importantly his loss of innocent identity. The first of the foundational stones of Ender’s home is that of lies and deceit from everyone in his life; this is most impactful when

Ender is at school and life is normal until he gets his monitor taken out. After it is taken out, he is bullied by the class and he begins to think that he is a failure. He gets into a fight, where his strategic fighting abilities and sheer brutality gets him noticed. He ended up killing the boy he was fighting, though he is not aware of it. This part of the book is Ender’s call to adventure.

The first character that influenced Ender was Peter, his older brother. All throughout their early childhoods, Peter would force Ender into playing cruel games similar to “cops and robbers” or “Cowboys and Indians,” but this was Buggers and humans. Ender was always the

At home Ender's surroundings include his parents, his brother; Peter, and his sister; Valentine. Peter is obnoxious, rude, and an extremely violent character. His jealousy of Ender's superior intelligence often makes him bully Ender physically as well as psychologically torturing him ( telling him he is a third). Yet at the end of the day Peter just wants to be a leader and he

Ender believes that he is a brutal person and sees his actions as nothing but pure destruction. He is ashamed of his inability to control his actions and believes that deep down he wants to cause pain of that immensity; his belief convinces himself that there is no hope for him. Above all, the overwhelming guilt Ender experiences causes him to struggle with believing that he possesses his

Ender has been through many ups and downs and in this story; Ender descends into darkness mostly figuratively. For example, when Ender defeated the Formics without even knowing, he had a meltdown. “Ender grabbed Mazer’s uniform and hung onto it, pulling him down so they were face to face. ‘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!’ He was crying. He was out of control” (298). This exemplifies how much this situation had constrained Ender, making it the hardest and most downfall moment of his life. In the quote it also mentioned Peter, the person he despises the most. Ender does not like the fact that the I.F.

(Card 35). This quote from the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card foreshadows the

Many people look up to Ender. He's sort of like the hero of the lonely kids who may not fit in. When he

Ender’s passion for killing someone when he’s angered and his ruthlessness are inherited from Peter. Angered by Stilson’s continuous bullying and torturing that Ender’s not able to control himself, “So Ender walked to Stilson’s supine body and kicked him again, viciously, in the ribs” (7). Provoked, Ender can not control his anger towards Stilson, and treats him just like Peter treats him. While hitting Stilson he doesn’t think about stopping, Peter is just as cruel to Ender when hitting him that he forgets to stop and almost kills him. Physically hurting others, Ender becomes like Peter and

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card is about a boy named Ender Wiggin. When he is 6 years old he is taken from his home to go train in a place called Battle School to fight aliens, or “buggers”. He learns to command an army and plays games to train for the battle against the buggers. When the game is over, Ender learns it isn’t a game at all and they have won the war against the buggers. Two themes in this books are “Life isn’t always going to be fair”, and “Make the best of what you have.” These two themes are in the book because Ender has to deal with having a horrible army to train and the teachers aren’t fair to Ender at all.

“You won’t fail, Ender. Not this early in the course. You’ve had some tight ones, but you’ve always won. You don’t know what your limits are yet, but if you’ve reached them already you’re a good deal feebler than I thought.” (Card 286). Ender’s Game is a dystopian novel by Orson Scott Card that follows the training and thoughts of the protagonist, Ender, ultimately ending with the destruction of an alien race, the buggers. 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 actions.

     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.