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HES Book Reflection The book Ender’s Game written by Orson Scott Card was first published 1985 and is a science fiction novel, which won both Hugo and Nebula awards. The book that I read was 324 pages long, published by Tom Doherty Associates, and copyrighted by Orson Scott Card on 1977. The book begins by introducing Ender, his relations to his siblings, and the way the military monitors them. The military is attempting to find another hero who can help defeat the aliens called buggers, who had

novel “Ender’s Game”, written by Orson Scott Card, the idea of what a game entails is shown through many elements in the novel. Card uses the main character, Ender Wiggins, as well as other characters, to prove the point that games do exist. Whether these are physical or mental games being played, they all include the necessary elements of a game. Over the course of the novel, the reader can see several games and the affects these games have on the characters. Card uses the big game Ender is playing

Have you ever been looking for someone that did not even know? In Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card uses conflict between Ender and his siblings and classmates to show why Ender was chosen for Battle School. In the book, the government is searching for the perfect child to someday become the military leader and defeat the buggers. The leader has to have brutality but also have empathy. One household has their first child named Peter. Peter is monitored but he turns out to be too brutal and has no empathy

After graduating Marine Corps boot camp, I began reading Enders Game by Orson Scott Card. This story follows the life of a young boy named Ender Wiggin, who is taken to battle school at the International Fleet. Having just survived boot camp, this boys experience at his own version of boot camp resonated extremely strong with me. While I never traveled to space or fought enemy forces, I found his experience relatable and was able to see how Ender showed many of the leadership traits taught in boot

In the novel, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, taking place in a future time where humans are preparing for war with an alien race, Ender is being tested for being a new commander of the war. This is the same for every kid on the Earth. He makes it to the next stage. A satellite in which they teach a few hundred kids. He will have to leave his family for a projected ten years to go to this school. Ender is the protagonist of the novel. The author introduces him as a six year old with a brilliant

“Perhaps it’s impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be” (Card 40). The novel Ender’s Game is written by Orson Scott Card. The most important characters of Ender’s Game were Andrew Wiggin (Ender Wiggin), Colonel Graff, Peter Wiggin and the Buggers. Ender’s experience going to battle school transforms his personality because he becomes mature at a very young age and becomes aggressive. Ender’s personality has changed; he becomes mature for his age. Ender understands

novel Enders Game by Orson Scott Card is compelling with its characterizations and futurist plot line. Written in 1985, the story shows a boy, only 6 years of age named Ender and his journey through battle school with his companions and altercations with enemies to defeat the supposed “threat” of the buggers: alien invaders. A common practice by the characters in the novel is lying and deceiving to gain power; oddly however, the lies and deceit are more useful than telling the truth. Card shows this

Have you ever wanted to read a book about war and survival? The story Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card is about how Ender Gets invited to go to a school named Battle School but the story is really about is courage. The Book, Ender’s Game, started with Ender as a third child in his hometown. At the beginning of Battle School Ender had no friends and everyone thought he wasn’t going to stay very long and he was going to be the first one gone. In the middle of the school he was invited to Command

Ender's Game Rough Draft Ender’s Game is a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card. In the novel, a boy named Ender is sent to battle school to learn how to fight the buggers. Ender quickly climbs to the top of his class, and the better he gets, the more of a threat he becomes to the other students. During Ender’s journey, he makes a few friends and many enemies. Throughout the journey, he become more skilled in combat. He ultimately achieves the army’s goal of defeating the buggers. At the end

Being unaware of significant information during a crucial time is justifiable if it’s for the greater good. In this case, in the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, the Command School authorities did not inform Ender Wiggin and his peers that they had been fighting real buggers the entire time they thought they had just been practicing in a simulation. Without knowing that the final evaluation was a real fight against the buggers and not just Mazer Rackham or a computer, Ender Wiggin, and his

You can’t be in the military until you are 18 years old but in the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card there is a much different approach on that topic. This novel follows the life of Ender Wiggin. Ender has a special ability and is very advanced for his young age. Ender grew up being the 3rd child, which is not very normal for a family in this time period, and his brother bullies him for it. Ender is chosen by the government to join the military. They chose him because they plant chips into the

An Analysis of the Relation between Violence and Compassion Violence is the notorious cause of conflicts around the world. This theme arises many times within the novel “Ender’s Game,” written by Orson Scott Card. Ender Wiggin is just a young boy when he is expected to save all of mankind. Through constant fear of becoming like his abusive brother, Peter, Ender unknowingly executes an entire species, known as buggers. After enduring immense self-conflict, Ender is finally able to restore his compassion

In Orson Scott Card’s novel, Ender’s Game, a prevalent theme is to love one’s enemy. As Ender explained it, “‘In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.’” (Card 238). This describes the theme perfectly. When one person loves another, they’re able to see every character trait

Is it really all about the game? One should follow what they believe even if everyone is telling him to do something else. Such is the case in Ender's game. In the novel, Ender is chosen to go to a military school to train him to be the next general against the buggers, which are aliens, before they attack again. The battle school centers around the battle room where kids are trained to work and command armies to fight each other in simulations. Ender is being trained differently because he is going

do something but they end up doing something totally different, or the opposite thing. Well, this happens a lot in the book Ender’s Game. What this story by Orson Scott Card is about is Ender Wiggin winning the war against the buggers, but what it is really about is if you manipulate people you might not always get the outcome you expect. In the book Ender’s Game a boy named Ender Wiggin decides to go to battle school, so he can fight in the war against the alien buggers. In battle school Ender

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card is about a boy named Ender who goes to battle school to fight for the government. While he was there he got into some trouble such as getting into fights. Throughout the book two possible themes could be: you don’t always have to follow the rules to get ahead in life, and the real enemy might not be who you originally thought. The first theme is shown by how Ender did not follow orders given to him by the generals at the battle school. The other theme was shown by

Orson Scott Card repeatedly exhibits the harmful outcomes of euphemism. Coincidentally, the title, “Ender’s Game”, is a euphemism. A person who never read “Ender’s Game” is lead to believe the book is about a game. But, people who read the book know that it is really a war Ender is involved in, not a game. Orson Scott Card does this to show euphemism is everywhere, you may not even know it. Advertisements, food packages, and even adults use euphemism and you may not realize it. This connects back

In the book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, the reader comes across a character who is very smart for his age. Ender is only six years old when the reader first meets him. This young boy often refers himself to his aggressive older brother Peter. After hurting some kids that bullied him, Ender thinks to himself, “I am just like Peter. Take my monitor away, and I am just like Peter” (38). This is interesting because later in the book we find out that Peter sometimes threatens to kill Ender and their

In Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, relationships between Ender, Peter, and Valentine are revealed to the reader. Since Ender is a Third he is treated differently by all members although mainly Peter and Valentine. They all have very different relationships amongst themselves which makes for good contrast throughout the book. While Ender’s relationship with Peter can be described as dangerous, his relationship with Valentine is loving and protective. When Peter hurts and abuses Ender, Peter and

Enders Game Orson Scott Card Placing one in a difficult position may emerge their negative side in contrast to an sympathetic personality prior to a stressful position. In Enders Game by Orson Scott Card, Ender Wiggin’s placement in Battle School brings pressure and loneliness and leads his negative qualities to become apparent. Although Ender attempts to not let the antipathetic traits to show, they ultimately are evident through his actions, thoughts, and speech. Negative traits are often displayed