Scott Macarthy Mr. Werley English III 22 September 2014 The Destruction of Ender A utopia is supposed to be a perfect world, yet there are rarely any true utopias. Ender’s Game begins with a utopic society, where the government pits Earth against the nasty and evil buggers. Throughout Ender 's Game, written by Orson Scott Card, the reader follows the main protagonist, Ender, from his journey as a young boy on Earth to the hopes of being the next great commander in the fight against the buggers. In his journey, Ender endures multiple occasions of adversity, with the root of the problems coming from the isolation and loneliness that the government and army put him through. This begins to weaken him both individually and emotionally, and it eventually takes a toll on him. Within Ender, Card shows that isolation and loneliness can destroy an individual through his collapse and his change in personality. After the grueling training and numerous battles that the government puts Ender through, along with all of the isolation and loneliness that he endures, he collapses in the processes both during and after the burdens were put onto him. The first major event that showed Ender enduring some troubles was when he woke up in the middle of the night and found that “there was blood” on his bed, and he had been “gnawing on his own fist” (285) in the middle of the night, in his sleep. This revealed to the reader that the strong and powerful Ender might be beginning to crack and show a
Ender is mature because he realizes that the teachers only want a strong leader, once they find a strong leader they can become a real commander and defeat the Buggers. Ender is young a boy who does not deserve to think that people are using him
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
Ender then sets out on a journey to find a new home for the buggers where they can live in peace. The detail within the book, along with the greater influence placed on characters other than Ender within it, make the novel better than the movie. Three of the most important points in Ender’s game are how Ender was selected for battle school, how he overcame each challenge he faced as he tried to be moved up to command school, and how he tried to make things right at the end of the story with the bugger species. Ender’s parents were selected to have a third child, something that was not permitted by the government.
And Ender hated himself.” () Virtually identical to the emotional consequence Ender formerly suffered from Stilson, delineates his sentiments regarding Bernard; Card not developing on his idea in the slightest, keeping Ender’s own hatred of himself and the potential individual he apparently mocks
After going into space for battle training, he becomes isolated from the other students immedetaly. Ender overcoming challenges finally begins to be accepted by the other students, only to be transferred and isolated again.
Undeniably, the themes in Ender's Game provide a strong insight about how we see ourselves and the world, by presenting intricate topics that interconnect to put our values and beliefs into consideration. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card is a science fiction favorite that explores various themes, including relationships, manipulation, and competition. These concepts provide us fundamental observations on the society we live in and how people alter the way of life. In the novel, three main themes are explored relationships, which explores human nature and how individuals are competent of good and evil, manipulation, which highlights complex relations in roles of authority, and competition, which demonstrates how rivalry differentiates depending
It was to each other that they became close; it was to each other that they exchanged confidences. Ender was their teacher and commander, as distant from them as Mazer was from him, and as demanding” (282). Graff’s plan of isolating Enger half worked: The International Fleet, under the command of Ender, defeats the Buggers. However, he broke Ender, who will never be the same. No longer confident or trusting, Ender becomes a shell of a human due to the loneliness and isolation he endured.
On Earth there was a bully named, Stilson. Ender found himself getting physically abused by him daily and when he finally got his opportunity, he made sure he was never bullied again. In battle school, there was a commander named, Bonzo that threatened to kill him; then, in the same scenario Ender decided to make sure that he would win the war and erase all future battles. In argument with Major Anderson, Graff states, “Ender’s not a killer. He just wins--thoroughly” (226).
After winning many different types of conflicts, Ender is fearful of every coming battle, his mind has fallen into a “all or nothing” mindset. He tells Bean, “I can’t lose any games. Because if I lose any-” (pg.198). In this confession, we can see that Ender is cracking under pressure, he realizes what is at risk, his entire attempt to save those whom he loves. The effects of this pressure on Ender's make him vulnerable, but also turns him savage to save what he loves.
In Orson Scott Card’s book Ender’s Game, Ender is continually set up against impossible odds by the International Fleet, which is part of a plan to train Ender to fight in the Third Invasion and end the bugger wars forever. Ender’s trials are portrayed more convincingly in the book, as the book shows him struggling with the expectations placed upon him more so than in the movie. An important theme in Ender’s Game is that Ender is continually kept in the dark about the events happening around him. This theme is prevalent throughout the book, and sets the stage for the book’s climax, the Third Invasion.
However, the majority of the battles he fights are constructed and orchestrated and controlled by the Adults. Ender lives in a military archetype which assumes humans are compliant, flexible, controllable pawns, tool to be used for the benefit of others. Ender’s insecurities,doubts and fears, as to why he is so isolated, how he is becoming more like petter, how he is an ostracized genius, all that sets him apart– make him diligent, sympathetic, preservant, resilient, flexible, and above all pliable, impressionable, malleable, qualities far more common in children. Supporting quote: “‘So what do we do now?’ asked Alai.
Ender’s game is one of the best science fiction books written. It was written with great intensity and much depth by the author. It is a great story about a young boy who goes through tremendous struggles. Technically, it's not a difficult read but conceptually it's rich and engaging. It deals with the issues of death, war, the military complex, human interaction, and personal growth.
Calculating Judgments For someone so young, Ender is exceptionally calculating. In almost the very beginning of the novel, the author shows Ender being bullied by Stilson and his gang. Ender realizes that he must thoroughly beat Stilson so the rest of the gang wouldn’t pick on Ender ever
I think what Ender is saying is that, in order for you to defeat somebody- whether it be in the games or in a real battle- you must understand them first. You have to understand how they think, how they act, and why they think the way that they do to develop a perfect strategy that, when executed, will leave you winning in the end. But when you do this, you see a part of them that they have most likely never shown to anyone. You understand their beliefs and their deepest wishes, a part of them that, once you have discovered it, you can 't help but love, just as they
Colonel Graff Ch. 6 page 66. Ender is sometimes very deceiving of what his abilities really come to. Ender was really sad when he defeated the Giant the way he did.