Isolation In Ender's Game

In Ender’s Game, Colonel Graff states, “With Ender, we have to strike a delicate balance. Isolate him enough that he remains creative-otherwise he’ll adopt the system here and we’ll lose him. At the same time, we need to make sure he keeps a strong ability to lead.”Graff is talking about his plans for Ender and how to make the perfect commander. This was the major story line throughout the novel. Ender’s Game takes place during a time of war with an alien species called the Buggers. Mankind’s only hope at destroying the enemy lies in the hands of a child named Ender Wiggin. Ender must endure brutal training and preparation in order to defeat the Buggers when the time comes. This wonderful story is told in both book and movie form. However,

For example, both the book and movie used isolation to train Ender. The scene when Colonel Graff points out that Ender is the smartest out of all the launchies was included in both the movie and book. This isolates Ender by making all of the other kids resent him. It was included in both the movie and book because it was necessary for Ender to be isolated in order to learn to solve problems and become a better commander. Isolation was the most important method used to train Ender. As a result, both the movie and book used it. Another scene from the book and movie was also nearly identical. This is when Ender is tricked by Mazer Rackham into destroying the Bugger homeworld. This was included in both the movie and book because it added a twist that keeps the viewer interested and satisfied with the story. Since this plot pleased viewers, it was included by both the movie and book. Another scene that is shared by both the book and movie is the scene when Ender travels the Universe to find a place for the Buggers to live. This was how Ender redeemed himself. It was kept in both the movie and book because it added an important theme to the story. The idea of making up for mistakes is something that viewers can relate to. All of these scenes and ideas are shared by both the movie and book because it kept viewers

One of the differences is how Ender often Ender is isolated. For instance, in the book Ender is isolated every time he changed armies. He was isolated in the Launchies, Salamander Army, and Rabbit Army. However, in the movie Ender was isolated for a shorter period of time in both the Launchies and Salamander Army. Plus, he was never even in Rabbit Army in the movie. This difference weakened the movie because less of Ender’s struggles were depicted and there was less conflict to catch the viewer’s attention. These parts were left out of the movie mainly to save time. Another difference between the movie and book was the drama and conflict that followed after the Bugger World was destroyed. In the book, there is a conflict that occurs on the space station between the Russians and parts of the I.F. The conflict ended with the Locke Treaty that was proposed by Peter.This conflict was completely left out in the movie. Peter’s story was left out too. Without the conflict and the treaty that ended it, the story is a lot more uneventful and less interesting. There are other differences too. For example, in the book, Ender also redeemed himself by writing his book, The Speaker of The Dead. This helped to spread the Bugger’s ideas and thoughts throughout the Universe. This was completely left out of the movie. This results in the theme of redemption being less pronounced and