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    Isolation and loneliness caused an innocent boy to lose his livelihood. In the book, Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, a boy named Ender is whisked away into Battle School. Battle school is tough for Ender and it is hard for him to become a well-rounded person when the odds are stacked against him. One of these odds is isolation and loneliness. Although isolation and loneliness make Ender a strong leader, nevertheless, isolation and loneliness have impacted Ender because he doesn’t gain friends

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    In the world today every government use manipulation over their pupils; some with absolute power over their citizens. Although some governments can be benevolent and for everyone's own well being their are others that are malevolent. Orson Scott Card's " Ender's Game" displays that the characters Valentine and Peter use two different and equally effective ways of manipulation. Valentine manipulates her victims by mentally forcing them into her desires. For example, when Valentine begins

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    In Ender’s Game, written by Orson Scott Card, manipulation and ruthlessness are common themes in this novel. Peter is the big brother of Ender and Valentine and is gifted with sharp thinking and an extreme lack of compassion. Being a ruthless character who is driven solely by power, Peter eventually takes over the world and establishes himself as Hegemon, the leader of the world. Manipulative by nature, Peter also uses other’s weaknesses to his own advantage. Although he is driven by evil motives

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    Ender Wiggin, a name that many know as the fictional character in the book, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. If you've read the book you know that Ender definitely has a very interesting relationship, mainly because he is a third child which is not allowed in his society, with his older brother and sister, Peter and Valentine: "Well, Peter isn't all bad, you know. He was the best we'd seen in a long time. We asked your parents to choose a daughter next - they would have anyway - hoping that Valentine

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    What is relevant to a writer is subjective: something which kindles inspiration to develop a story, and provides assistance in aspects of novelistic discourse. Orson Scott Card posits that there are four basic factors which create a story: milieu, idea, character and event , a balance of which creates the arc of the story. The reader takes the content of the sum of these factors and finds parallels, or contraries, in their own lives and interests. The writer takes this a step further by conceptualising

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    In this novel “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card, he is trying to tell about the main character Ender Wiggin, he is brilliant, ruthless, cunning, he is smart, respected, mature, independant, loyal, responsible, z. A tactical and strategic. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender’s childhood end the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be genius among geniuses. He excels in simulated war games. But is the pressure and

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    Essay On Ender's Game

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    Game: A Book About Warfare, Life and Freedom Orson Scott Card is one of the most famous american authors, who is known the best for science fiction novels. Ender’s Game is a military science fiction novel, published in the August 1977. The novel is one of the most famous novel of Orson Scott Card, and won the 1985 Nebula Award for the best novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for best novel. Through Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card tells the story about Ender, who is born to be a weapon of war

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    Is It the Author, or His Content? Essay

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    Orson Scott Card’s novel, Ender’s Game, has been the most popular science fiction novel since its release is 1985. While the book is essentially a fantasy, it contains a lot of scientific and philosophical information that are both manifest and latent. The issue that critics argue over may not necessarily refer to the plot of the book, but rather to its moral dynamics. In this literary analysis, we will analyze Ender and his sibling’s relationship by referencing the Personality Development theory

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    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

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    The Banning of Books

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    can make no social comment, such as Dr. Seuss’s “Hop on Pop”, where the reader is just allowed to escape and go into an alternate reality. Books can also make a statement about social occurrences at the time, such as Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. Orson Scott Card‘s “Ender’s Game” falls into a category in between where it allows the reader into an escape from reality while making comments about the society of the time, as well a look into an exceptional child’s mind. All three of

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