In Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, Ender is a little kid at age 6. He lives in a world that is ready for war with the aliens they call "Buggers". There were people in the government watching Ender and analyzing him. They were looking for the next commander to lead their army against the buggers. It had to be a kid, because unlike older people, kids were able to absorb losses but older people were too cautious. He was accepted, and at age 6 he was sent to Battle School to serve the army. Battle School is for all the childern that were deemed appropriate to fight against the buggers. In Battle School he is picked on by a lot of kids, but he manages to stop them and get on with his life. For example, he was being picked on by a kid in the space shuttle and he threw the kid upside down and broke his arm. Ender is a lot smarter than the other kids in the school, he could hack into computers and think of strategies that no one ever thought of before. The way ender can predict his opponent's movement is by "being" the enemy. When he does that, he "loves" the opponent before he "crushes them into dust".
I can relate to Ender because I've been picked on in my life more than most other people, but I always manage to get them to shut up, or they'll get bored of it . I don't care what people think of me, and like Ender I don't hang out with people in my free time.I will instead play games on computer or read a nice book. This is also related to aliens because our view of aliens are green creatures with large eyes, advanced weapons and small mouths.
I really like your connection to Ender in the book as well as how you wrote about your thoughts about the character.Also i like how you gave background info on the book, since i've never read it and would probably be lost if you had not.
ReplyDeleteYour last sentence made me laugh especially "advanced weapons and small mouths."
ReplyDeleteWhat i really liked most about your post is your connection with Ender. It sounds really thoughtful and honest.