Human Rights In Ender's Game

As stated in the United States Declaration of Independence, the writers assert that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This is a phrase which has been quoted many times, yet still remains as profound today as the day when it was penned. America was based on the ideal that each person is entitled to both self-determination and the right to pursue that as the person feels fit. Consequently, this idea has also been addressed by numerous authors, predominantly through narratives pertaining to the lack of said freedoms. One author, Orson Scott Card, writer of “Ender’s Game”, details the effects of depravation of the right

The “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, as put forth by the UN, establishes the rights to which human being is entitled. These include, but are not limited to, the treatment of children, which is in fact the predominant issue addressed in “Ender’s Game”. This document provides a measure by which equality can be compared, supplying viable means for a foundational understanding of human rights. The first article says, “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” The second article of the document states, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.” (The Universal Declaration of Human Rights | United Nations.) Throughout the entirety of

The basis of many nations has been the idea that each individual has something which they can contribute to society. We then must remember that to which we all ought to be committed to, that being the ideals to which each person is entitled are not confined to a country, to age, to race, nationality, sex, or creed, but rather are universal principles to which each person may claim the right to. Orson Scott Card masterfully captured this idea in his powerful piece of writing where consequences for the denial of freedom to some were detailed, but what he wrote goes far beyond the words he wrote down on a page. “Ender’s Came” speaks out against social injustice to combat that which many have been too fearful to face. Governments will rise and fall, but it is how we treat our fellow man which will truly alter the course of