Ender's Game

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

Courage is the ability to do something that frightens someone. Courage is displayed by many of the characters in the book Ender’s Game, especially by Ender himself. A group of young children were picked to join a battle school, in which Ender was one of, and are trained until they are ready to fight the enemy called the “Buggers.” When Ender is asked to join battle school, he ponders for a minute and tells Colonel Graff, “I’m afraid,” said Ender quietly, “but I’ll go with you.” (Card-56). Even though

The element of foreshadowing is used prominently and consistently throughout the course of Ender’s Game to induce the suspense and intensity of the novel. The author achieves to capture the reader’s interest in the novel by providing brief insights into the imminent future’s possible doom or catastrophe in a unique fashion. This is done consistently, strengthening the reader’s desire to prolong reading rather proportionally, as at the beginning of each chapter in the novel, Orson Scott Card provides

Imagine playing the game Battleship, firing fake cannons at fake ships to destroy them. The thrill of the game gets the heart pumping and the adrenaline rushing. But what if the game was actually real? At the very moment fake cannons are firing, real cannons are hitting real ships. With this analogy in mind, in the book Ender's Game written by Orson Scott Card, the commander Graff manipulates Battle School and Ender's friendships for his own advantage. It was right for Graff to manipulate the Battle

Michelle Thompson Period 2 8/15/14 Enders Game by Orson Scott Card Commentary Set C1 Chapter 2 Peter states that he wants to play buggers and astronauts with peter. As usual peter hurts Ender during the game making he seem like an enemy. Peter talks very seriously about how he could kill Ender by slowly crushing the air out Peter claims he was joking afterwards ““I could kill you like this,” Peter whispered. “Just press and press until you’re dead. And I could say that I didn’t know it would

In the story Ender’s Game there is a boy named Ender Wiggin, he is a very smart child who is accepted into battle school. Where Ender is from they are not allowed to have more than two kids. Ender’s parents signed a contract saying they can have a third child, so Ender basically belongs to the government. Then Ender has to go to battle to fight the buggers. Once he defeated all the buggers he was know as a hero. In the book, Ender’s Game, there are many similarities and differences. Some similarities

the government gave them permission. The government allowed Ender, a third child, to be born in order to put an end to the bugger invasion. Man vs. Technology: The Battle School invented a computer mind game that challenges the children’s mind. Ender tries multiple times to beat the game, but the game always presents new obstacles. Man vs. Supernatural: “It’s the buggers themselves. I don’t know anything about them, and yet someday I’m supposed to fight them.” (Card, 167) The buggers are a race of aliens

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. 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

Inward of the novel, Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, is a story about a young boy by the name of Andrew Wiggin (also known as Ender Wiggin), the third child of his family, which was uncommon among the futuristic society in which the plot takes place; only two children were usually allowed in one family. His older brother and sister were as brilliant as Ender, the difference being his brother, Peter, sadistic and ruthless and his sister, Valentine, was profoundly sympathetic and loving. A military

Ender’s Game is a science fiction novel written by the author Orson Scott Card in a third person point of view (author's perspective), which was published on January 15th 1985. Scheduled in Earth’s future, the novel displays an dismayed and fragile human race, after two devastating conflicts with the “buggers” or the formics, an intelligent alien species. In anticipation of a third invasion, the I.F., the international fleet, chose children based on a set of skills they possess at a young age. The