Stephen King once said: “Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.” In this quote, Stephen King shows that it is up to the readers to determine how they will use the author’s ideas and themes and relate it to their life. After all, all authors write their books and portray their values in a manner where the reader has to discover what the book means to him and decide what those value truly means. An examination of the themes in Ender’s Game reveals that Scott Orson Card shares values of bravery, love, knowledge, and isolation with the books, To Kill A Mockingbird, Romeo and Juliet, Fahrenheit 451, and Ender’s Game, and that Card defines each of those values differently.
First of all, To Kill A Mockingbird …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451, the people in the society do not respect the power of knowledge. All the people found with books were burned by the firemen. However, Montag learns to respect knowledge and books, after Faber tells him, “Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality...You’d find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion” (Bradbury 83). Through the use of Montag, Bradbury is showing how significant knowledge is, and how reading books to gain knowledge is a huge step. This theme is revealed in Ender’s Game when Ender watches the bugger videos to gain insight about the buggers and understand how they attack, so that he could learn from them. “Ender began to see how well the buggers used seemingly random flight paths to create confusion, how they used decoys and false retreats to lure the I.F. ships into traps” (Card 188). Ender is using the bugger videos to learn about them and understand them better so that he could figure out their tactics and formations. Ender wants gain knowledge, and this drive to learn enabled Ender to become a great leader, and finally beat the buggers. Furthermore, Card uses his value of knowledge in a different manner than Bradbury does in Fahrenheit 451. Though Card approves of the value of knowledge, he also shows how too much knowledge can lead to negative effects. When Ender was standing up for himself and others, and fought Stilson, Ender was unaware that he had killed Stilson. “He was thorough. He didn’t just beat him, he beat him deep,” said Colonel Graff to Major Anderson (Card 9). Through this quote, Card is telling the readers that in some circumstances, ignorance is bliss. In this case, Ender would have been devastated if he found out that he accidentally killed Stilson, and it would not have ended well for him nor the rest of the world if Ender lost all of his confidence in his abilities
First of all, To Kill A Mockingbird …show more content…
In Fahrenheit 451, the people in the society do not respect the power of knowledge. All the people found with books were burned by the firemen. However, Montag learns to respect knowledge and books, after Faber tells him, “Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality...You’d find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion” (Bradbury 83). Through the use of Montag, Bradbury is showing how significant knowledge is, and how reading books to gain knowledge is a huge step. This theme is revealed in Ender’s Game when Ender watches the bugger videos to gain insight about the buggers and understand how they attack, so that he could learn from them. “Ender began to see how well the buggers used seemingly random flight paths to create confusion, how they used decoys and false retreats to lure the I.F. ships into traps” (Card 188). Ender is using the bugger videos to learn about them and understand them better so that he could figure out their tactics and formations. Ender wants gain knowledge, and this drive to learn enabled Ender to become a great leader, and finally beat the buggers. Furthermore, Card uses his value of knowledge in a different manner than Bradbury does in Fahrenheit 451. Though Card approves of the value of knowledge, he also shows how too much knowledge can lead to negative effects. When Ender was standing up for himself and others, and fought Stilson, Ender was unaware that he had killed Stilson. “He was thorough. He didn’t just beat him, he beat him deep,” said Colonel Graff to Major Anderson (Card 9). Through this quote, Card is telling the readers that in some circumstances, ignorance is bliss. In this case, Ender would have been devastated if he found out that he accidentally killed Stilson, and it would not have ended well for him nor the rest of the world if Ender lost all of his confidence in his abilities