In many books, writers are highly influenced by the time period they are writing in and it is easily seen in their book. With much analysis of Ender’s Game, it is clear that many events, actions, and characters represent something much bigger than themselves. Orson Scott Card published Ender’s Game in 1985, which was near the end of the Cold War. Due to this historical event, Card incorporated many details regarding the Cold War into his book. While reading Ender’s Game, it is easy to notice the impact that the Cold War has on the characters and setting of the story as well as the author’s reason for incorporating such details. Through the story, a reader is able to see the development of many characters in a time span of about 6 years. In
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Throughout the story, the main settings are in space: Battle School, Command School, the Third Invasion, and the bugger colony. This setting was not randomly chosen by Card, though. “Space became a critical theater in this Cold War”(airandspace.si.edu). During the Cold War, the Space Race took place, which was a race between the Soviets and the US in attempts to gain supremacy in space exploration. Naturally, both sides wanted to have dominance over one another in technological advancements. Space was then thought of as a new frontier for exploration and became a critical aspect of the Cold War. As stated in the quote, this then led to mass attention in space. In Ender’s Game, the war that the world is worried about takes place entirely in space, with little mentioned about Earth. The government focuses majority of its power and money into the space program in efforts to defeat the buggers. This alludes to the fact that the author intentionally placed the story in space to show the intensity of the Space Race during the Cold War. By having the story take place in space, the author is emphasizing the importance of the Space Race and how much of the Cold War was focused on this new unexplored area. As seen through all this information, the story is purposely portrayed in space to show the importance the author had seen in the Space Race during the Cold
Throughout the story, the main settings are in space: Battle School, Command School, the Third Invasion, and the bugger colony. This setting was not randomly chosen by Card, though. “Space became a critical theater in this Cold War”(airandspace.si.edu). During the Cold War, the Space Race took place, which was a race between the Soviets and the US in attempts to gain supremacy in space exploration. Naturally, both sides wanted to have dominance over one another in technological advancements. Space was then thought of as a new frontier for exploration and became a critical aspect of the Cold War. As stated in the quote, this then led to mass attention in space. In Ender’s Game, the war that the world is worried about takes place entirely in space, with little mentioned about Earth. The government focuses majority of its power and money into the space program in efforts to defeat the buggers. This alludes to the fact that the author intentionally placed the story in space to show the intensity of the Space Race during the Cold War. By having the story take place in space, the author is emphasizing the importance of the Space Race and how much of the Cold War was focused on this new unexplored area. As seen through all this information, the story is purposely portrayed in space to show the importance the author had seen in the Space Race during the Cold