Ender's Shadow

What would happen if an alien species attacked Earth 50 years ago, and we managed to fight them off temporarily? The book “Ender’s Game,” by Orson Scott Card, describes exactly that. The story is about a boy named Ender in those times, and one of the most significant decisions that he makes throughout the book is agreeing to train in battle school because he would protect Valentine, get away from Peter, and he was literally born for it. The book starts out when Ender is 6 years old, and he…

Buggers in Ender’s Game plays a major part of the novel’s plot. The characters, setting and plot revolve around the ploy to develop children to become soldiers to kill the buggers when they attack. The paranoia is what makes the story revolve around a child named Ender Wiggin, who was allowed to survive because he was the perfect combination of his siblings, Peter and Valentine. Ender’s balanced personality is what will make him the perfect commander to kill off the buggers. What if the buggers…

In Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, the motif of ends justify the means emphasizes the lengths people will go to to save themselves. Graff and Anderson continuously test Enders skill and expertise through various unfair challenges on Earth and in Battle School, emphasizing the motif of ends justify the means. With the Buggers on the brink of returning, Graff and Anderson are to ensure Ender can be the best soldier possible, regardless of what they do to get there. Ender encounters a challenge…

‘Ender’s Game’, a 31-year old science fiction classic, written by Orson Scott Card. It even has a movie which was first released on October 25th, 2013 in the United Kingdoms. This book is recommended for people who love protagonists which are not just their average kid. The story centres on a young boy, Andrew Wiggin (also known as Ender Wiggin). He’s not just your typical 6-year old boy, he’s a genius. I highly recommend that you give it a shot because by the end, Card’s writing will make you…

Ender’s Game and “Is google Making Us Stupid?” Ender’s Game and “Is google making us stupid”, is intertwined with ways author Nicholas Carr describes in his article how technology, is lowering human’s ability to understand how interaction with the, internet affect our ability to decipher what is real and what is not. Ender is so intertwined with Technology, that it is actually making him believe that everything, that happens at the battle school is just a game but in reality real. In…

important because it helps shape us and how we act. In the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, ender has overcome many challenges being a third. In the novel Ender's game, ender deals with an internal struggle for mortality because he doesn't want to turn out like the peter.But in battle school, ender has a hard time because they want him to have a killer attitude but he doesn't want to turn out like Peter or be a killer.In the novel Ender's game, they try to isolate ender so that he can…

Turning Determination into Success “If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it’s all your fault.” This is a perfect quote from Scott Orson Card’s novel Ender’s Game. Ender’s game is based on a strong, intelligent, young boy who is taken from his family to train in a position that is meant to save the world. Almost the whole book surrounds around the abuse Ender endures to become this warrior. Card uses the traits of strength and intelligence within…

fields of study in the world. Throughout the ages, the significance of mathematics has increased and has caused a plethora of new technological advances, such as the cell phone, computer, and calculator. One book that shows the importance of math is Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card. The novel tells the story of a small boy named Ender Wiggins who travels into outer space to fight alien invaders known as “buggers.” Ender is unlike any other boy in the universe, however; he is outstandingly…

"Individual human beings are all tools, that the others use to help us all survive." -Ender’s Game. Manipulation is a key theme in the book, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Although in this book, it has many themes, Manipulation has a giant role in the life of Ender. The system pits him against the students who highly dislike him for his brilliant intelligence and the teachers just simply make it worse. But with all these thrown at him, Ender is still afraid of Peter and his actions on Earth.…

“Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along―the same person that I am today.” This quote from Ender Andrew Wiggin, the protagonist of the book and movie Ender’s Game sums up his life’s story. He was only allowed to be born by the government, because they needed someone to lead The International Fleet against the Buggers, an alien Species the attacked earth years ago. They send Ender off to Battle School at a young age, where he will be groomed…