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    Heroism In Ender's Game

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    Ender’s Game features Andrew “Ender” Wiggins as a conflicted, young hero thrown into the life of a hero. His morals and true heroism is questioned by his actions, but also had been forced or tricked into such actions, creating conflict within Ender and the reader’s opinion. Ender follows the Hero Cycle, entering new worlds and victories over enemies. Even so, at the same time, he must kill and fight in order to reach those victories, and Ender does not want to become a ruthless killer.…

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    Ender’s Game is surrounded by the idea that the young boy, Andrew Wiggin is on a quest to win the Final Battle between the humans and their alien enemies, the buggers. Andrew’s life has been a treacherous quest from the moment he became a Third. Andrew, who is more commonly known as Ender, is the protagonist. Although he’s only six, Ender is wiser than most of the people he’s ever met. However, Ender finds himself in positions that cause problems with Colonel Hyrum Graff, the “director of…

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    character of the book is named Ender. Ender is extremely intelligent as well as innovative, a genius. Ender is a genius because he is quick at thinking, strategic, and thoughtful, he has a wonderful blend of characteristics. However, in the beginning of the book, Ender encountered countless people along his way to the top who hated or bullied him only because of his young age, minute size, and numerous other physical factors. Despite Ender's limiting factors, Ender ended up defeating various…

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    actions towards Ender are clearly unjustifiable. Graff’s actions are inexcusable because he manipulates and isolates Ender from the group. Mazer Rackham’s actions are also unforgiveable because he gets physical with Ender and lies to him. Firstly, Colonel Graff’s actions are unjustifiable because he abuses Ender in many ways. One way he abuses him is by manipulating him into coming with…

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    Ender's Game Theme Essay

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    In the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, a young boy named Andrew, Ender for short, faces the challenge of adult control. As a soldier in Battle School, Ender is forced to rely on adults’ commands , which is both good and bad. As a result of this, Ender begins to see through the adults’ words to their true intent. This leads Ender to try to make his own choices, which shows him how tough the words and actions of adults’ truly are.Throughout the story, the theme- Never underestimate the…

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    Now Bean, fresh off the shuttle, was one of the newer boys who had just arrived at the Battle School; “launchies” as the veterans called them. However, not only was Bean assigned to an army right off the bat, unlike most newcomers, but positioned in Ender Wiggin’s army, the most celebrated soldier in the Battle School. Immediately, he made a loud impression among the students, commanders, and administrators. While Orson portrays this character as both a strong soldier and leader, Bean’s childish…

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    Enders Game, a novel writer by Orson Scott Card, is a look into the experience of a great young mind in a time of peril. Andrew “Ender” Wiggins is chosen as a candidate to become a warrior trained to lead an Army in a time of need. He is chosen at the age of 6, but he is believed to have what it takes to grow and breed into becoming a significantly great leader in his society. This novel takes place in a futuristic world where the civilization and human race is in danger. At the beginning of the…

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    fascinating story of a boy, Ender Wiggin, facing a multitude of mesmerizing dilemmas, which he brilliantly solves with his own unique and genius mind. In the story, Ender encounters many different characters with different characteristics. Most of those in which Ender encounters can be seen as a good or bad character. The author reveals these “good or bad” character traits through their thoughts, words, and actions throughout the story. There is a vast contrast between Ender and his brother…

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    never happen again the world government has started to breed military geniuses and train them in the arts of war. The early training takes the form of ‘games’ and a genius prodigy, Ender Wiggin wins all of the games. Ender knows that time is running out before the Third Invasion, so it comes down to the question if Ender is smart enough to save the planet and human species from extinction. Ender’s Game is a science fiction novel by Scott Orson Card and is one of the many stories that epitomize…

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    understand what people really want, you can't hate them anymore. You can fear them, but you can't hate them, because you can always find the same desires in your own heart” (271). In Orson Scott Card’s, Speaker for the Dead, we are met yet again with Ender Wiggin, on a foreign planet, with foreign people, a new foreign alien species, and one he has carried with him for the last 3000 years. The book in it’s entirety is essentially based on the concept of foreignness. Orson Scott Card does a not…

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