I will be focusing on the original Ender’s Game novel for my independent research project. Ender’s Game was published in 1985 and was written by Orson Scott Card. In the novel Ender’s capability to understand the aliens he is being trained to destroy makes him the ultimate warrior for the Human race. He understands these Aliens called Buggers, but even further he can empathize with them. This empathy is key to the conclusion of the novel. Ender’s Game was published in a very time during the Cold War. President Reagan was ramping up the United States’ military and supporting anti-communist groups in Latin America. Ender’s Game is highly influenced by the Cold War era politics and tensions. When it comes to aliens the biggest question humans