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Ender's Game

Ender's Game. Ender’s Game Author Writing Influence and Style. Orson Scott Card Born 1951 Focuses on the positive impact leadership makes in lives and, more specifically, the difference in a military operation’s success. Ender’s Game Inspiration Background Information.

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Ender's Game

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  1. Ender's Game

  2. Ender’s Game Author Writing Influence and Style Orson Scott Card Born 1951 Focuses on the positive impact leadership makes in lives and, more specifically, the difference in a military operation’s success.

  3. Ender’s Game Inspiration Background Information In debt for his college education, he decided to try to incorporate the Battle Room idea into a story (which ultimately became Ender’s Game) Originally written as a short story Later was expanded the short story into a novel in order to set up its sequel, Speaker of the Dead

  4. Awards Film Ender’s game was awarded both Nebula and Hugo awards. Its sequel Speaker for the Dead duplicated the sweep the following year A movie adaptation of the novel is in development

  5. Overview Ender, a 6 year old, is monitored by the government because he is thought to have the potential to be a great leader Showing a combination of his sister Valentine’s caring nature and his brother Peter’s violent nature, he is the perfect balance to create the ultimate general

  6. Overview The government comes to take him from his family and sends him into space to attend battle school The battle school is supposed to develop leaders for the struggle against an alien nation called the “Buggers” Being younger than his classmates, but smarter than any, Ender must battle for his place in the school

  7. Overview Ender learns lessons about survival while make friends who are loyal to him As he progresses his success, cunning and ingenuity shatter the rules of regulations of the school and make him the greatest leader in the school’s history Ender is successful in the class, but there are still lingering doubts whether or not he will crack under pressure when facing the menace of the “Buggers”

  8. Ender’s Game Published Genre Climax Protagonist Antagonist 1975 Science Fiction Ender must face an impossible test at battle school—will he be able to accomplish the impossible and become the leader needed to defeat the buggers? Ender Wiggin Peter, School Administration, Buggers

  9. Literary Focus Themes and Conflicts Alienation Growth through Isolation Cruelty of Children Survival of the Fittest Violence versus Control The Value of Intelligence Leadership The Ethics of Man Abuse

  10. Point of View Uses a limited point of view, focusing solely on Ender's character This is useful because psychology is such an important part of the novel The novel’s point of view will sometimes shift to allow readers insight into what the government is trying to do to Ender The Point of View then shifts back to Ender, and the reader can see how the various games that are being played at his expense are affecting his mind.

  11. Setting (time) Setting (place) Set on Earth sometime in the future The future in Ender’s society has several key differences: There are population laws that restrict the number of children in a family space travel a an alien civilization Earth, Battle School, Space

  12. Irony Ender is a combination of two people: his brother and his sister He is constantly in fear of becoming like his violent brother, Peter His violent tendencies, however, are balanced by Sister’s ability to empathize with people and care for them Ironically it is the combination of both that make him the perfect killing machine and military leader: he sees inside the minds of his enemies, knows what makes them tick, and then destroys them

  13. Characters Ender Genius level intelligence A “third” Highly sensitive but also possesses a violent streak that he uses throughout the novel A combination of his two siblings: He has his brother Peter’s ability to manipulate and destroy He has his sister Valentine’s ability to be caring and persuasive

  14. Peter Wiggin Ender’s older brother Extremely jealous of Ender Extremely angry at Ender because he has to have a brother who is a “third Violent nature and fits of rage haunt Ender even after he has left for battle school

  15. Valentine Wiggin Ender’s source of support and caring Fends off Peter’s attacks on Ender The only person that Ender truly loves Caring and loving almost to a fault

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