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In the novel, Ender's Game, what does this statement foreshadow? Mazer says, "Ender, the buggers never deliberately...
Orson Scott Card's novel, Ender's Game, is one of my favorite books to give to students. Ender, a young boy who leaves his family to join the group on another planet, becomes the leader of the...
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In the book Ender's Game, please give a major allusion and describe the meaning; explain how it helps the reader...
It is important to keep in mind that an allusionis a reference in literature to something that is well known from other literature, science, history, or pop culture. In chapter 9 of Ender's Game,...
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In chapters 6–12 in Ender's Game, what challenges does Ender face? What strategies does he use to overcome the...
Chapters 6–12 in Ender’s Game follow Ender’s time being transferred between armies and being unwanted by those around him. Initially placed in Bonzo Madrid’s army, he is relegated to the back of...
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Why do you think there is no introductory dialogue for chapter 15?
Readers have gone through an entire book filled with chapters that have an introductory dialogue between characters. A typical topic of conversation has been Ender and how he is doing; however,...
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Who are Ender's squadron leaders? How do they fare on the simulator?
Toward the end of the book, Ender is moved out of Battle School for his final "training." Mazer informs Ender that instead of toon leaders Ender will now be working with squadron leaders. As you...
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Compare the way that Ender treated Bean differently than the way Graff treats Ender. What does this say about the...
When Ender first sees the the brilliant, undersized youngster Bean included in his army, he treats him very much like Graff treats Ender. He tells the other soldiers that Bean is the only...
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In Ender's Game, what meaning is in the statement: "They have a word for people our age. They call us children and...
This quote is particularly true of the way in which the children in this novel are used to help combat the threat from the buggers. When you think about what is done to children like Ender, and how...
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What does Peter learn from the leadership of Adolf Hitler in Ender's Game?
Peter learns the value of language from Hitler. In Chapter 9, Peter is trying to explain why he has to make changes at the age of 12 instead of waiting until he's older. He explains that he can't...
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What is Graff going to do now that the war is over in Ender's Game?
The answer to this question can be found near the start of Chapter 15. As with many chapters in this book, it starts with adults talking. Chapter 15 begins with Anderson and Graff discussing the...
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While practicing with Alai and the others from his launch group, Ender comes up with a lot of ideas that other armies...
As Ender gets a little ways into his Battle School education, he and other soldiers begin taking advantage of extra Battle Room practice time. Ender definitely begins changing the way that he and...
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In the book Ender's Game: Why, according to Valentine, does Ender see Peter in the mirror?
This question refers to Graff's conversation with Valentine in Chapter 9. Valentine does not really give a direct answer to Graff's question of why Ender keeps seeing Peter's face in the mirror....
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In Ender's Game, who are the Buggars and how do they communicate?
The Buggers are a powerful race of space-faring insectoid aliens, who have been warring with Earth for a long time. Humans and Buggers have not been able to communicate effectively, and were unable...
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What "games" are being played in Chapter 5?
Chapter 5 marks the begining of Ender's acceptance into his launch group, when he discovers who to hack into the computers ("desks") and launches his attack against Bernard and his gang who have...
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What is the theme of Ender's Game? the theme needs to be more than one word
The training school is just the mise-en-scene for the gradual maturing of Ender. The theme of the book has more to do with looking with fresh eyes at our opponents--the reason for his success in...
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Explain why Valentine did not like some of the positions Peter made Demosthenes take in Ender's Game. The quote: She...
In Ender's Game, Valentine both fears and loves Peter. She cannot help but recall to her memories of the skinned squirrel and fears Peter's sadistic, violent nature rises to the surface with his...
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In the novel Ender's Game, what does it mean to be iced?
In Ender's Game, to be iced means to be kicked out of the Battle School in which Ender has been enrolled and is learning to fight in combat. The school exists to prepare students to fight the...
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In Ender's Game, what does the Giant's game represent?
At first, the Giant's game is an unwinnable game designed to teach the recruits how to think through different scenarios, even if the endgame is always failure. However, as Ender's Game goes on, it...
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How does a common theme in the novel involve isolation of the gifted child?
The theme of isolation is definitely explored in this book. Regarding "the gifted child," the world that Card has created has two exceptionally gifted and isolated children. Ender is the isolated...
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What does this quotation mean? "I'm a murderer, even when I play. Peter would be proud of me."
Ender, who was the second boy to be chosen from his family, is aware that his big brother Peter was kicked out of the program because he was too violent. Even at the beginning of the book, when...
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In Ender's Game, what can be a possible gift to Peter Wiggin? i need to answer this for a english question if you can...
A gift? Like a present? From whom? The thing Peter seems to want most in the novel is power. He is a genius, he doesn't really need any material possessions (at least it isn't mentioned that...
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What happens after Ender destroys the bugger homeworld?
Several things happen after Ender destroys the bugger world. First, he finds out that he was not involved in a simulation at all. He was fighting a real war against the buggers. Because of him, the...
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Valentine's letter symbolizes Ender's loss of ambition. Explain.
The weakest part of this novel is the attempt to show "humanity" through the underlying brother-sister relationship, because Card did not know how to deal with Valentine's character in relation to...
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In Ender's Game, what do Ender's parents feel for him?
Ender's parents were indicated for smart children, and so the military monitored their children, looking for a specific blend of ruthlessness and compassion. Their first two children were on the...
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In Ender's Game last chapter, how come Ender happens to travel first to the very planet where the last bugger egg is?...
I'll try to be as convincing as possible without much exact textual back up. I do not have the book in front of me, but I think I can give you enough to help you understand. The answer starts...
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In Ender's Game, What is ironic about Valentine's award in Chapter 9?
Graff approaches Valentine in chapter 9 because Ender has come to place in his training, emotionally speaking, where he cannot (or refuses to) move forward. After feeling completely ignored by...
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What is the main idea of Ender's Game?
While that answer is a good synopsis of the novel's plot, the question has to do with "the "main idea" of the book, a much more abstract and analytical inquiry. The author is novelizing several...
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What are characteristics the Ender in the beginning of the book and the end?
Ender is a classic dynamic character in that he changes very much from the beginning of the story to the end. Life in Battle School and Command School hardens him. At the beginning of the story he...
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The I.F. has control over Ender because they were the ones who authorized his birth. Should governments be allowed to...
“Should” is a judgment call. The effects of government control over individual can be discussed. In Ender’s case, the government is controlling population size by restricting families to two...
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What is a significant quote in Ender's Game that explains the relationship of Ender and Valentine ? Please help and...
Ironically, the significant quote at the beginning of the book comes from the unnamed government official: “We promise gingerbread, but we eat the little bastards alive.” This establishes the...
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What changes Ender's perception of his first meeting with the Salamander Army?
In the novel, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, Ender is initially nervous or scared to be assigned to an army as a brand new "launchie", but he begins to get excited about the opportunity. As he...
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Are the characters in Ender's Game realistic? What does this say about the way people are? What does it say about the...
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is one of my favorite books, and yes, I believe the characters in the novel are realistic. Who has not had an older brother bully you or a sister take your side?...
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In Ender's Game, how is Ender's Dragon army at a disadvantage at first?
After proving that he is too smart to be a mere soldier, Ender is given command of an army for himself. It is designated Dragon Army, a name that carries many negative connotations: "There hasn't...
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How does Ender change from the beginning of the novel to the end?
In the beginning of the novel, Ender is just a “third”—the socially undesirable third child in the extreme intelligent Wiggins family. He is the victim of his older brother’s violence, and has...
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In Ender's Game, in what categories is Ender's army ranked first after their first battle?
Ender’s Game is the first book in Orson Scott Card’s Ender Wiggins series. The story follows Ender, a pre-teen boy who has been tapped as a future commander for Earth’s space army fighting against...
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In Ender's Game ch.9, Graff asks Valentine to help Ender. Why does she reply with an allusion to the Bible story of...
I believe she is referring to Graff as the king who forgets the dream. Graff took Ender from his family to make him into a heroic commander that would save mankind by shaping the good Ender into an...
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How does Valentine keep herself safe from Peter in Enders' Game?
From the beginning of Ender’s Game, it is well established that Peter is dangerous. Even when he was only ten years old, Peter was feared by his siblings. Valentine and Ender both knew that he “was...
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What is surprising and ironic about Peter apologizing to Ender in Chapter 2?
Peter's apology to Ender after tormenting him (Peter had been rejected by the government, in large part because of this cruel streak in him), and in his jealousy makes Ender and his sister...
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In chapter 7 why does Ender want to finish the game in Ender's Game?
Orson Scott Card has created for his novel, Ender’s Game a complicated and intriguing plot with multiple stories within a story. One of these stories involves the computer game. To understand why...
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How did Ender change throughout Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card?
Ender changes constantly throughout the book. His changing isn't a nice, smooth, continual path of positive change either. He sometimes reverts back to how he was before, or changes to be like the...
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In "Ender's Game," we learn that failure in the the mind game can have consequences in the real world. In Chapter 6,...
Ender spent much of his private study time playing a game called "Free Play." He had worked his way through the obstales to the part of the game where he had to choose one of the two Giant's...
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How does the setting affect the conflict of Ender's Game?
In Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game," the children spent the majority of their time at Battle School, an isolated space station designed to educate them and train them in the art of war. This...
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In Ender's Game is Ender born a hero or made a hero? Give three examples why.
I would argue that Ender is made a hero. Here are three simple examples of why. 1: His decision to defend himself from bullies in school Graff and the others force Ender to be bullied so that he...
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Give three examples of how Ender and Valentine's relationship is positive by explaining the event that shows their...
The relationship between these two siblings (Valentine is older) is expressed in the book in three ways: In the prelude to Ender’s training, we see that they are close, and both are victims of...
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What are some similarities and differences between Ender's and Valentine's personalities?
"Personalities" implies social responses and one's view of one's own worth. Ender has grown up knowing that his birth order puts him in a socially distasteful and precarious position and as a young...
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What three examples of technology did the author create in the story?
A lot of futuristic technology shows up in Ender's Game. Four specific examples are seen in the laptop-like computers the students use, the "Giant" mind game, the fight simulators, and...
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How is the idea of prejudice presented in Ender's Game? How do the characters handle it?
The word prejudice naturally holds a negative connotation and most often brings to mind racial or gender bias first. Ironically, though there are racial and gender differences presented between...
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What is strange about Ender’s first meeting with Mazer Rackham?
The first encounter between Ender and Mazer Rackham is a strange one because it is, essentially, a violent one. Mazer met Ender when the boy was sent to the Command School on Eros, and Mazer was...
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In Ender's Game, how is Ender used by society?
The future society in Ender's Game has been attacked by the Buggers, intelligent space-faring insectoid aliens. They managed, through luck, to defeat two attacks, but because of the enormous number...
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"In Ender's Game how does the theme of good and evil pertain to Ender and Peter?" What is the question asking?
The question asks, How do Peter and Ender relate to good and evil? It's a simple question, seemingly, with a more complicated answer.We could construct a Venn diagram to explore ways in which...
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In Chapter fourteen of Ender's Game, what happens to Petra?
In chaper 14 Ender is the leader of a group of fighters. His team includes Petra. She is smart, strong, and as Ender characterizes her "brilliant. He had depended too much on Petra and pushed...
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