Similarities Between Ender's Game And The Day The Earth Stood Still

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

This whole war could have been avoided if the humans had made a real effort to communicate. “As if in answer, he saw the first of all his battles with the bugger fleets. He had seen it before on the simulator; now he saw it as the hive-queen saw it, through many different eyes. The buggers formed their globe of ships, and then the terrible fighters came out of the darkness and the Little Doctor destroyed them in a blaze of light.” This quote proves the buggers were innocent and made a mistake thinking we were non intelligent beings. This means that every bugger he killed was an innocent one and that is a huge regret to bear. This time ender does suffer consequences for killing the buggers. "I'll carry you," said Ender, "I'll go from world to world until I find a time and a place where you can come awake in safety. And I'll tell your story to my people, so that perhaps in time they can forgive you, too. The way that you've forgiven me." This quote proves that ender has a promise to fulfill and he owes the buggers his future because he took away theirs. He suffers huge emotional pain because of killing millions of innocent lives.There flashed through his mind a dozen images of human beings being killed by buggers, but with the image came a grief so powerful he could not bear it, and he wept their tears for them.” This quote proves that there is a lot

The only enemy that Ender truly fears, the buggers in the end prove to be friendly. The earth's greatest enemy, the alien race it was at war with, turns out not to have been intentionally hostile. The author constantly proves that friends and enemies are not

We haven’t seen each since you were left at the age of 6. I know you hate me, hate my violence, and you have never thought that I would become the alliance commander in chief, the Hegemon. It was true, I had plans for you, and I took advantage of your appearance to reach my popularity peak. But, Ender, you have to admit, you know me likewise yourself, Ender, I’ve been watching you for a long time, I know you have been the hero who saved humanity, and I have seen your video about The Last War with Buggers more than once, you destroyed all of the hive queens, hence, you would understand that we have the same temperament fluids in our blood. Now, I’m 77 years old, I have been ruled the earth nearly 60 years, it is time to tell my story to people. Ender, since you can speak for the buggers, surely you can speak for me. No one can understand more about the meaning behind my decision except you.

A huge part of the theme of Ender's Game is saying that life is just a game. This is proved by the concept that Ender has to succeed through different 'levels' of life in order to achieve what the battle school has set out for him-killing the buggers. This is proved by the quote,”-Because most boys in this school think the game is important for itself, but it isn't. Its only important, because it helps them find kids who might grow up to be real commanders.” This is the real point of the book in which Ender fully realizes that The Battle School is really just a game. The symbols of this main idea is the armies, friends, enemies, and leaders that Ender comes in contact with in the Battle School. All of the friends, enemies, armies, and leaders that Ender meet are all part of Ender

The struggle for identity within Ender’s Game was a common theme throughout the book. Ender’s Game is a book about a boy named Ender who was recruited into the battle school in hopes of unlocking his true potential so he could command the IF as he was humanity’s last hope. His main goal would be beating the buggers who are an alien species who launched two invasions on Earth and Ender was told that a third one would eventually come. Characters such as Ender are pushed to their limits while others hide behind a false identity in hopes of making a change. These characters change as the book progresses on and several instances show the reader the changes that are happening.

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

Valentine is taken to motivate Ender because Ender does not want to “be used” by the International Fleet no longer (Card 148). Valentine warns Ender that “If [he tries] and lose[s] then it isn’t [his] fault. But if [he does not] try and [the humans] lose, then it’s all [his] fault” (Card 152). Ender discovers here that humanity was relying on him. If he chose not to fight they would have no chance, but if he did try they would be using their best man for the job. Furthermore, Ender no longer would feel guilty about having to fight the buggers “Just because they didn't know they were killing human beings doesn't mean they weren't killing human beings” (Card 170). He looked at the truth in the situation. Though the buggers did not realize what they were doing, they were still committing a horrible act. This was Ender’s final change as a character. He would use his skill for the sake of humanity without feeling bad about

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

Is there any hope for the human race, every day that goes by some is harmed from another being. Whether the violence was intended or not, life still goes by. In the everyday life for those in Ender's Game, they were pretty much born into the hands of the government to fight the buggers. Taken at a young age those of Ender's Game was given no personality and were molded by the games of violence and training.

They want Ender to be fearful of his future, and therefore willing to lead an army. This fear is a product of the officials giving him orders and making him feel unsafe, whether it be against the buggers or even among his peers. According to the Milgram’s Obedience to Authority Experiment, when people are put into a role where they are being told what to do by a higher authority, almost always the people will comply, even if they aren’t bad people. This information can prove that Ender, through human nature, is being willed to commit these acts from a higher administration. Ender shouldn’t be held accountable for those actions.

“This is how humans are: we question all our beliefs, except the ones we really believe, and those we never think to question.” This quote by Orson Scott Card in the Ender’s Game sequel, Speaker for the Dead, points out that it is in human nature to question beliefs and ideas. Reading Ender’s Game for the first time, I saw a boy in the future who was struggling through battle, and later command school. However, when I looked a little closer, I noticed much deeper ideas implanted in the story by Orson Scott Card, no doubt on purpose, to make his readers think; to make them question. There are multiple themes weaved throughout Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, among them; manipulation, xenophobia, and compassion, all of which are interrelated.

The issue is resolved when Ender starts to have dreams about the Buggers. The dreams are him fighting the Buggers in war and he is winning all of the fights. later on Ender is put on a planet which was very similar to his "dream" against the Buggers. He realizes that the Buggers were prepared for

War is a common theme in both The Book Thief and Ender’s Game, it is also apart of our lives in the world. In The Book Thief, World War 2 was going on. Many people today believe there will be another World War. Already, people like Liesel are suffering because of war. In Ender’s Game, the human race is fighting against the buggers. Not only, were they fighting against the

In conclusion Enders mistreatment and Animal research are both examples of “The End Justifies The Means”. This has shown that these two harsh things were actually beneficial because they destroyed one life to save billions. Even though these things aren’t morally right they are in some respects decent. Next time you are about to judge someone's plan of action think about the outcomes.