Ender's+Game

by Orson Scott Card
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Knowledge Zone: (This section is done together in your group.) 1. Stages of Plot: Give an example of the five plot stages. Find a quote which demonstrates each plot stage. Exposition- When Ender is on Eath before he goes to Battle School Rising Action- When Ender is getting really good at battling Conflict- When Ender creates Dragon Army and everyone hates him Falling Action- When he graduates and goes to the Bugger Colony Resolution- When he finished killing all the buggers and he realizes what he just did 2. Conflict: List at least 4 conflicts and complications in the novel. Conlict between Ender and Bonzo, Ender and Peter, Dragon Army and everyone else, and the Human Race vs. the Bugger Race

3. Foreshadowing: Please find three examples of foreshadowing in the book. Find a quote to demonstrate each.

1)."It was what I was born for, isn't it? If I don't go, why am I alive?" this quote shows how ender was literally born to be a leader and foreshadows how he will be a leader. 2)."We're going to make him the best military commander in history. 'And then put the fate of the world on his shoulders."this quote shows how ender was going to become a great commander and foreshadows how he will be a leader. 3) 4. Characterization: There are three methods of characterization - physical appearance; speech/thoughts/actions; and other characters (see page 188 to review). Choose TWO characters in your book and show how the author uses each method to reveal one CHARACTER TRAIT. Ender || Character #2 Bean || violent, smart, leader, quick learning || rebelious, leader, smart || responsiblity, does what his enemy won't expect in battle || wants to be a toon leader, thinks he could be a better leader than Ender ||
 * || Character #1
 * physical appearance || small, confident looking || really small, ||
 * character trait shown || physical, somewhat
 * speech/thoughts/actions || Feels like he has to take
 * character trait shown || Courages, Smart, Crafty || Crafty, Rebellious, Ender like ||
 * other characters || Valentine || Alai ||
 * character trait shown || Caring, Weak, Loving || Friendly, Nice, Kind, Loyal ||

5. Point of View: What point of view is used in this novel? How The Author uses second person point of view because its told from Ender's perspcteive but its not 1st so its 2nt.

Discussion Zone: (These questions are done individually. You must post your response by midnight on the night before each date below.)
> In my opinion, the three most importent charecters in Ender's Game are Ender, Valentine, and Alai. Ender is importent because the story is based around him (and named after him). But he is also the most interesting because he understands things like the battleroom better than anyone else at the school even though he is less than 11 years old throughout the whole book. Valentine is the second most importent charecter because she is Ender's only positive memory from Earth. She is also importent because she creates a fake identety that causes people to question the theory that there will be another bugger war. The last most importent charecter is Alai because he is Ender's best friend at the boreing and depressing school who is always friendly to Ender, even after loseing in the battleroom to him. > I believe that the three most important characters so far that I have read about in Ender's Game would be Andrew, Valentine, and General Graff. First off, Andrew Wiggins or Ender is an important character because he is the main character and the whole novel is portrayed around him. Ender is very interesting because he is so young and he is saving the world from alien buggers at ages under 11. The next important character is Valentine. Valentine is important because she is Andrew's sister and is always there for him when he feels down and keeps him happy. Something that is interesting about her is that she is used twice by Colonel Graff to convince Ender to continue is studies, which would have been terrible if he had stopped. The last important character in my opinion is Colonel Graff. Colonel Graff is important because he is the reason that Ender is getting better and he is the one that is pushing Ender into harder situations and facing his fear. So over all, he is helping Ender become better in Battle School and is doing everything he can to make sure that Ender develops in the right way.
 * November 20: Characters. Who do you feel are the three most important characters? Why are they interesting, deep, or complex? (or, if you don't find any interesting, "in what ways has the author tried to make them interesting, deep, or complex?")
 * Jonny Sims-
 * Stewart Magnuson-
 * Christian Coseglia-
 * I believe the three most important characters so far in the book Ender's Game would be Ender(Andrew Wiggins) Valentine, and Colonel Hyrum Graff( Graff). I believe Ender is a important character because he is the main character, thats is supposed to be the next best human leader to defeat the "buggers". I would say Ender is complex, because he is really two people(mentaly), his brother Peter who is always violent, and his sister Valentine who is considered weak, also he is meant to be this leader to save humanity. In my mind Ender's sister Valentine is the next most important character. She always cheers Ender up or helps him if he is strugling and always is there for him, also im Ender's mind she is the most important person in his life. The author makes Valentine intresting because he makes a strong connection between her and Ender. The last most important character so far into the story in my opinion is Graff. Graff is an important character because he is trying to make Ender into the next best human leader, by constanly testing him and puting him in hard situations. I think Graff is intersting because he makes sure Ender gets the specific traits to make him a great leader as quickly a possible.
 * Matt Zilis
 * I think that the 3 most important characters in Ender's game are Ender, Valentine, and Peter. Ender for obvious reasons, because he is the main character and you can tell from the dialogue and his monitor that he is going to be a really important person throughout the novel. Peter abd Valentine are also very important because they are very influential to Ender, however, in different ways. Valentine is always there for Ender, especially when Peter is beating him up, and Ender truly loves Valentine. You can tell she is very influential to Ender when Colonel Graff asks her to give Ender some encouragement when he's having tough times at battle school. Peter has a very negative impact on Ender, and Ender is scared of him. You can specifically pick out an example that supports this when Ender is playing the fantasy game and he sees Peter's face in the mirror at the end of the world part.

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 * November 27: (two postings this week) 1. VIP (Very Important Passage) Choose one quote (could be a single sentence or several sentences) that you think is really important in the novel so far. Explain why you think it's interesting, thought-provoking, or challenging to you. 2. What do you think of the novel so far?
 * J0NNy Sims-
 * 1) My favorite quote from Ender's Game is when Peter said "there are times when the worlld is rearranging itself, and at times like that, the right words can cange it." I think its interesting because Peter said it and throughout the book, he's been an evil killer. I like it because its the first thoughtful thing thats ever been said in the book on earth.
 * 2) I think that Ender's Game was a great novel because of how well the author described some of the more complex scenes. I liked how there was a dialouge with the two majors talking about Ender at the beginning of each paragraph and how they did everything possible to make Ender into a perfect commander.
 * Stewart Magnuson-
 * 1)The most important quote to me that I have read so far was probably on page 127 when Ender said to Peter,"Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice." I thought this was a very important quote because when I think about it I can relate to it, because when you look at children they tend to be used to do tests on. For example, in school there are classes that try to teaching styles or different types of classes and these children are being used to test things, which is what mice are commonly used for.
 * Christian Coseglia-
 * (Part 1) The most important quote i've come across was on page twenty-six first paragraph.When Graff said "As a species, we hace evolved to survive." I believe this is an important quote because he outlines the point of Ender, in the book it always says that the humans need a leader to end the war between the buggers. To me its interesting because since in the novel you'd think after we were united as a specias there still would be violence or conflict with others.
 * (Part 2) So far i enjoy reading this book, there are some but very few parts were whos speaking can become confusing. But still its very interesting and is somewhat realalistic, all in all i think Ender's Game is a great novel.


 * December 4: Point of View. What "point of view" is the story told from? (use the terms from the orange book). Why do you think the author choose this type of narration? How would the novel be different if told from another point of view (be speicific... how would it be different if it was first person? if it was third person omniscient?)
 * Stewart Magnuson-
 * Ender's Game has a first-person point of view. I know this because the narrator or a person who tells a story or gives an account of something is the main character, Ender. I also know this novel is in the first-person point of view because there are many scenes and parts in the book were the narrator(Ender) refers to himself as I or me. Last way I know the point of view of this novel is that Ender presents his own thoughts and feelings. I believe the reason that Orson Scott Card choose this point of view is because you can connect more with Ender and see it more from his point of view, which makes it easier to understand see what he's seeing and feeling. If this novel was in third person omniscient then it would be a lot more boring and not as compassionate. Also, I think the novel would lack what feelings you read about and feel from Ender which makes the novel so much better and more understanding.
 * Matt Zilis
 * Ender's game is told in the first person. You can conclude this from keywords like I, my, and passages told from Ender's point of view.I think that the author chose to write this book in 1st person because you can see what Ender is thinking, and it gives you a more detailed view on the story. The story would be a lot different if it were told in 3rd person. This is because a lot of the story is Ender's thoughts and opinions, something that can't get as detailed in a third person format.
 * Christian Coseglia-
 * Ender's Game is written in first person. Ender talks about his fellings and also what he is thinking of, he sometimes uses words like me & I. Each chapter Ender describes his own situations showing its tthrough his point of view. I think the author wrote this in 1st person because you would get somewhat of an idea of how Ender felt about maybe being the next human leader. If the story was told in 3rd person if would be very different, like you'd know all thoughts and fellings of Ender, Graff, siblings, and other chareceters, you wouldnt get that much of an idea of what Ender was experiencing.
 * Jonny Sims-
 * Ender's game is told from a first person point of view. I think that the author chose to do this because Ender is the main charecter so then it would make the most sense to tell it in first person. It would be very different if told from another point of view. If it was told in third person, it wouldnt tell about what Ender was thinking and that was one of the most importent parts of it. If it was told from another persons point of view (like bean or bonzo) it would have a completely different view of Ender as a person.

> A quote so far in the novel that I think is very important is, "I don't care if I pass your test, I don't care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won't let you beat me unfairly-I'll beat you unfairly first." Page 293. I believe this is an important quote because it shows that Ender is growing up and doesn't want to be treated like and child and doesn't want to be cheated against. I think that this quote shows Ender sticking up for himself.
 * December 11: VIP (Very Important Passage) Choose one quote (could be a single sentence or several sentences) that you think is really important in the novel so far. Explain why you think it's interesting, thought-provoking, or challenging to you.
 * Stewart Magnuson-
 * Jonny Sims- My favorite quote from Ender's Game is "I am your enemy, the first one you've ever had who was smarter than you. There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy tells you where he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. I am your enemy from now on. From now on I am your teacher." I like this quote because it shows how your enemy actually does teach you better than anyone else because he shows your strong and weak points and his own strong and weak points. It also shows how Mazer Raham wont be easy on Ender in the game, even though he actually isnt playing the game, he is just tricking Ender into thinking he will.


 * December 18: Theme. (two postings this week) 1. What are some of the central questions that the book asks? Write two, and explain what you think the author seems to be saying about that question. 2. What do you think of the book now that you're done with it?
 * Jonny Sims- 1) The two central questions that my book asks are 1. Why do civilizations feal threatened by other inteligent civilizations and 2. Why do people assume things out of fear that hides the real truth? The author askes the first question because it is the whole reason the bugger wars started. The second one is asked because it is the whole reason that the humans feel the need to retaliate against the buggers.
 * 2) I think Ender's Game was a greeat book now that I'm done with it.
 * Stewart Magnuson- 1.) Do you ever know what's really going on? Should you always trust someone?
 * 2.) This was a long book and got boring at times, but I was astonished when I read the ending. Overall great book.
 * 2.) This was a long book and got boring at times, but I was astonished when I read the ending. Overall great book.