Speaker for the Dead

If someone is different than everyone else, they will be cast out by the people they know, but this will allow them to see everything clearly and become better at whatever they do in life. In the book Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, all the other kids exclude Ender, the main charecter, because he is smarter and a better fighter than all of them, but this only makes him better because he can work without distractions. In The Catcher in The Rye by JD. Salinger a boy named Holden tries to be true…

In many books, writers are highly influenced by the time period they are writing in and it is easily seen in their book. With much analysis of Ender’s Game, it is clear that many events, actions, and characters represent something much bigger than themselves. Orson Scott Card published Ender’s Game in 1985, which was near the end of the Cold War. Due to this historical event, Card incorporated many details regarding the Cold War into his book. While reading Ender’s Game, it is easy to notice the…

Ender’s Game is a fascinating story of a boy, Ender Wiggin, facing a multitude of mesmerizing dilemmas, which he brilliantly solves with his own unique and genius mind. In the story, Ender encounters many different characters with different characteristics. Most of those in which Ender encounters can be seen as a good or bad character. The author reveals these “good or bad” character traits through their thoughts, words, and actions throughout the story. There is a vast contrast between Ender…

Ender's game is written by Orson Scott Card. This book is a story about a little boy named Ender. He lives with parents and have two older siblings, peter and valentine. His siblings are highly intelligent, but the international military picked Ender as a leader and forces him to save the world from the buggers, an alien race looking to invade Earth. Ender needed to enter the Battle School to be trained. The school was located on a ship far from earth. As such, Ender was trained by Colonel Graff…

Ender’s Game so far is more diverse and different than any other book I’ve read, which is a very good thing and one of the many reasons why I am enjoying this novel so far. The book is set in a school in space made for kids that have the potential to become great commanders and soldiers, anybody sent there will stay there until they finish their training which may be until they’re eighteen or until they iced/booted off. This give me the sense of urgency, like they don’t have much time to waste…

In Orson Scott Card’s book Ender's Game gives his characters complex and in depth personalities to convey a variety of themes. Facts on File defines theme as a, “topic, as of a speech, discussion, book, etc.; subject.”. Card expresses many themes throughout his book such as games, isolation yields individual strength, the line between good and evil, individual needs versus the common good, individual initiative versus central planning, children versus adults. The Merriam-Webster dictionary…

Overcoming obstacles and challenges are a huge success in lives of people.In enders game, ender overcomes many challenges that help him grow to be a better commander.Overcoming obstacles in my life is important because the obstacles help shape how we act.Overcoming obstacles as a family is also important it helps us gain each other's trust in stressful situations.Overcoming obstacles in life is very important because it helps shape us and how we act. In the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott…

Ender’s Game is a science fiction action major motion picture based on the best selling novel of the same name. This futurist film follows the protagonist, an eleven year old named Ender Wiggin, through his battle training. Ender believes he is training to fight the alien race called the buggers. Colonel Graff is the head of the battle school and manipulates Ender’s training. There are also many of Ender’s friends sprinkled throughout the story that help him on his journey. Ender’s Game is set…

Ender’s Game Unlike the protagonists of most novels, Andrew Ender Wiggin does not evolve into a more stereotypically better version of himself. The Sci-Fi novel, written by Orson Scott Card, taking place in a dystopian future, follows the training and development of Ender to become the Battle Commander of the International Fleet. The I.F., recognizing his potential, informs Ender that they need to train him to save humanity from an alien race known as the Buggers. Ender changes throughout the…

essentially aids his statement that despite the fact that Ender’s incidents are “not a result of his intentions”, the unfortunate act continues to linger. Kessel bring up the point that we experience “consequences of such a mode of thought in the heaps of dead bodies that history has piled up” that are done by “leaders who tell us they only meant to protect us from evil”. Kessel compares our real world occurrences with Ender’s situation that seems to be a simulation in which the adults…