them uses their ability to save and one uses their ability to hurt. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card has two characters, Ender and Peter Wiggin, that have a lot in common. Both take on the characteristics of the other at many points, and both are different types of heroes. Ender and Peter are different characters, but their attributes and actions strongly imply that they are alike. Peter is first shown as a ruthless, violent…
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The author Orson Scott Card uses language and literary devices to explore the characters in Ender’s Game, as well as to provide details and background to key relationships in the story. His word choice provides not only sight into the interaction and nature of the characters, but feeling. The passage focuses on the characterization of Peter Wiggin, Valentine Wiggin, and Ender, the protagonist of the novel, using allusion and metaphor. He also focuses on as Peter’s strong dislike and jealousy of…
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1. Ender's Game takes place in the future, but it is unknown when in the future the book takes place. The setting of Ender's Game is truly four spots, North Carolina, Battle School, Fairyland or the End of the World, and Command School. Even though the narrator is not apart of the story, he still plunges into the contemplations of the characters and demonstrates to us what they're considering. Since the narrator is said to be "all-knowing" we might consider him as omniscient. 3. There are four…
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Ender Wiggin, is the third child in his family, he is selected by international military forces to save the world from destruction. Before he was chosen Ender wears a monitor that allows the leaders of the military to see things from his point of view. Peter and Valentine, Enders siblings, also wore monitors. Although neither of them were selected, nor did they have it for as long as Ender, and Peter will never forgive Ender for this. Peter hates Ender, and after the monitor is taken out it doesn’t…
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Imagine fighting a battle that puts the fate of the world on the line. This is what Andrew “Ender” Wiggin faced in Orson Scott Card's Ender’s Game. The book is centered around a dystopian future where earth was nearly wiped out by “buggers”. Ender, the main character, is recruited by the International Fleet to train to be a commander. The IF’s goal is for Ender to fend off the buggers and wipe out their civilization. The movie we watched was an adequate representation of the plot; however, the book…
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typically against women, on the basis of sex. During Ender’s Game, a science fiction novel written by Orson Scott Card, there are multiple events of sexism. Sexism has been a well talked about controversy for centuries. Feminism movements started when the first Women’s Conference, held in Seneca Falls in 1848, occurred. Ever since this convention, women have tried to get equal rights. Ender’s Game is a story about a child prodigy, Andrew Wiggin, picked to save humanity from an alien war. These aliens…
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Ender’s Game by: Orson Scott Card Summary by: LCpl Perez, David A. Ender’s Game is about the journey that falls upon a young boy named Ender Wiggin. In a world where population is managed, Ender is the very uncommon third child following his older brother Peter and older sister Valentine. Ender and his siblings all had the opportunity to potentially join an international military force in an attempt to save the world from being destroyed by the bugger race. Peter was not selected due to his ruthlessness…
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Ender’s Game Commandant’s Reading List – Primary Enlisted The struggles between a young warrior and all the forms of conflict are a perpetual struggle and challenge that if met, can develop the warrior’s skills, knowledge, and experience beyond expectations. However, should the challenged fail to overcome the obstacles and tests, there may be more lost than just an opportunity at success. In Ender’s Game, the main character, Ender Wiggin, undergoes intense and nearly implausible trials to enhance…
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battle school changes Ender’s personality and outlook on others. In the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, our main protagonist Andrew Wiggin, otherwise known as Ender undergoes a series of obstacles. They challenge his quick thinking and decision making, ultimately transforming him from a fragile, naive kid, to a strong, wise leader. At the beginning of the novel, Ender was naive and helpless, especially against Peter his older brother who regularly tormented him. Peter was intelligent, but…
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kids might have made a great impact on Ender and made him who he is. Wiggin family, with three children. Peter, full of hate and angry. Valentine, with a kind and pure soul. Ender, right in between the brother and sister, smarter than both of them. Bean, one of Ender’s closest friends in the battle school. Valentine, being as the only girl in this family could be hard sometimes when theres two brothers fighting all the time. Peter threatening to kill Ender and she does all she can to protect Ender…
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