...objects. Other times the cost is one’s own soul. In the book Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, the main character, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin learns very quickly the detriments of his decisions. The choices he makes affect not only his own life, but the lives of his family, his friends, his adversaries, and the countless lives of the buggers. Winston Churchill once said that “A man does what he must – in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures – and that is the basis of all human morality.” Ender Wiggin is the epitome of this quote. Ender Wiggin was born to win. He was created in a lab by the government to have the ultimate genetic capacity—to have extreme intelligence, with just enough compassion and fury to save humanity. Being a third, which is a derogatory term used for a third child, implied that Ender was an ignominy to his family and to society. This title forced Ender to prove that he was better, that he could win when no one else could, including his own brother and sister. The first evidence of Ender’s intense need to win happened as soon as he had the monitor removed from his head. Upon his return from the infirmary, Ender’s nemesis, Stilson, approached him to torment him once again. Ender, who had received many beatings from this boy in the past, thought, “I have to win this now, and for all time, or I'll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse” (Card, 7). Even Blackmore believes that Ender represents an elite, powerful...
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...“‘I’ll carry you,’ said Ender, ‘I’ll go from world to world until I find a time and a place where you can come awake in safety. And I’ll tell your story to my people, so that perhaps in time, they can forgive you, too. The way that you’ve forgiven me’” (Card 321). Ender’s words encompass the themes that are shown throughout Ender’s Game. Ender’s Game is a story centered around a child by the name of Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, and his ability to command the Earth’s Military and defeat the aliens that once attacked the Earth, the Buggers. Through redemption and strength, Ender trains and fights to become their leader, and perhaps the Earth’s only savior. There are two forms of the Ender’s Game story, the original novel, Written by Orson Scott Card,...
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...Imagine a world where the only salvation for the human race is a six year old boy. Ender’s Game is a book, written by Orson Scott Card, about that six year old boy named Andrew (Ender) Wiggin. When he was six years old, he left his family to join the International Fleet’s Battle School so he can learn to command or even fight against the buggers, an alien race that invaded earth 50 years prior. He defeats them by putting everything on the line and destroying their planet. The book portrayed the story much better than the movie had and was a more enjoyable experience because it had many suspenseful moments that were taken out of the movie. Ender’s Game had many key elements that would not have made the story as great if they were not included....
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...Is Ender Wiggin their last chance at saving humanity? Maybe one of the many questions one can ask himself while reading Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. In the book, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin is placed in a difficult situation. Although he overcomes the situation, it did not affect his identity. Ender had to learn to cope with the things that have happened to him. At the age of six, Ender was taken and placed in battle school. Unlike most of his peers, Ender is isolated from almost everyone else and advances more quickly. This causes a majority of his peers and commanders to develop an animosity towards him. However, Ender does begin to make friends who genuinely care for him. While Ender thinks everything is going well, the administrators decide to make him a commander...
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...Book Title: Ender’s Game Author: Orson Scott Card Summary: The setting of this story is many years in the future during a time of intergalactic war. An alien race called the Formics attacked the humans 50 years before the beginning of the story. The humans won that war but the Formics have regrouped and have been preparing to strike again. The humans have been preparing for the second attack by taking the brightest children of Earth into a special school, called Battle School, in outer space to train them in battle and command tactics. Their plan is for the children to lead the human army to victory against the Formics. In the beginning of the story, the protagonist, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin is six years old attending regular school on Earth and is having his Monitor removed. In the future, all kids were required to have a “Monitor” implanted in them so that the International Fleet could keep tabs on potential Battle School applicants. Most kids only have theirs for about a year but Ender has had his for three and is constantly ridiculed by classmates about it. At the end of the day, Ender is leaving school and going home when some bullies from school came and started harassing him about finally having his Monitor removed. Ender decides that he has had enough of the bullying and assaults Stilson, the leader of the bullies and the one who tortured Ender the most. Ender beat Stilson to the ground and continued to beat him to ensure that he never...
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