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In chapter 9 of Ender's Game, what is the significance of the unicorn, the dragon, and the exit with Valentine from...
In this chapter, Card tries to set up some Jungian symbols to imitate the dramatic psychological relationships among the siblings in the Wiggin family. In this dream sequence, Ender is sorting out...
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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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"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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What does this foreshadow: "It was as if someon rode him in his sleep forcing him to wander through his worst...
Keep in mind that foreshadowing means the warning or indication of a future event in the story. This quote in context is from chapter 14, and speaks of Ender's increasing difficulty in "training"...
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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 is the meaning of the following quote from Ender's Game? "Strange dreams are a safety valve, Ender. I'm putting...
This quote comes near the climax of the book, as Mazer Rackham is putting Ender through brutal simulations to test his resolve and his ability to function under pressure. Ender doesn't know that...
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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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What did we learn about Enders siblings in chapter one of Ender's Game?
Chapter One reveals several important details about Ender's siblings. First, the reader learns that Ender is a 'third,' meaning that he has two older siblings; families are only supposed to have...
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What is ironic about Colonel Graff taking Ender's hand in Ender's Game? How does Graff blaspheme God?
The act of holding someone's hand means the person loves and will protect the one he is holding hands with. Graff does not love Ender, and he has no intention of protecting him. Graff wants to take...
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How do you analyze/foreshadow this quote? "And there are doubts about him. He's too malleable. Too willing to...
When finding or developing leadership traits, the character’s ego balance and ego size are critical measurements. If the subject is too centered on his or her own self-worth, they will give too...
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How did Rackham win the second war?
Rackham won the war through a stroke of insight that only Ender his pupil is ever able to replicate: in the midst of a swarming battle, he identified which ship held the Bugger queen. He pierced...
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What are some significant quotations from Chapter 12 ?
This chapter, which on the surface treats the enemy, Bonzo, is much more about the relation of Ender to his adult trainers. Support for this view comes from such quotations as this, from the...
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Why did the Wiggin family move to North Carolina? What did they expect to change once they got there? Did it?
The science fiction story has a family subplot built into it, concerning the siblings of Ender, brother Peter and sister Valentine. While there are very few realistic details about their family...
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In chapter 1 of Ender's Game, what case does the antagonizing speaker make about the possibility of accepting Ender...
Ironically, the speaker at the beginning of the chapter doesn't make a very strong case for accepting Ender in the program. He simply says, "I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his...
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In Chapter 15 of Ender's Game, how is Graff acquitted?
In Chapter 15, where we find out that in spite of the massive public outcry against Graff and the military for what they did to the children and particularly to Ender, Graff has been acquitted,...
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How does Colonel Graff isolate Ender from his classmate in Ender's Game?
Colonel Graff isolates Ender in a variety of ways throughout the novel. He does this intentionally in order to more quickly shape Ender into the commander that Graff believes Ender can one day...
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In chapter 7, what worries Levy about Ender?
As with the other chapters in this book, chapter 7 starts out with a conversation between two adults. Readers know that one of the men is Graff, and chapter 7 reveals that the other man is General...
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What are Ender's conflicts in Ender's Game?
I think it is pretty clear from the very beginning of the story that Ender, through the course of this excellent scientific fiction novel, experiences any number of conflicts that seriously...
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What techniques does the writer Orson Scott Card use to create the complex character of Ender in the novel Ender's...
If you think of techniques an author uses to delineate a character so that the reader understands the character, Orson Scott Card uses many ideas. Ender Wiggin is first introduced as a bullied 6...
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What is an example of an oxymoron in Ender's Game?
A figure of speech, oxymoron fuses two contradictory or opposing ideas. Everyone has heard oxymoron's in his/her life, and while they apparently contradict themselves, there is a certain logic to...
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In "Ender's Game" Graff claims to be Ender's friend. Reflect on his tactics and behavior in light of this. Is he...
Graff is Ender's friend, even though he may appear to be undermining him and going behind his back in many things. Graff keeps secrets from Ender, plots to challenge him, talks about him behind his...
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What would be a good newspaper title for Ender's Game?
This question is a bit unclear, but I think you are asking what kind of headline we might see in the newspaper about the situation in Enders Game. This would depend on what point in the story you...
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After finding the cocoon, Ender says he found the answer to his question. What was his question?
In the novel, Ender's Game, Ender fought to win in the games he played. When he discovered that the battles were real, he wanted to understand his enemy. To me, his question was, "Who are these...
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What did Ender learn in his first encounter with Mazer Rackham?
In Ender’s Game, Mazer Rackam was a heroic leader of a past battle with the Buggers who did very well as a leader of the earth army, fighting against the Buggers with inferior weaponry, but staving...
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What comparisons can be drawn between Ender's Game and Gattaca? What would be a good essay style question to set a...
One distinct comparison between both works is the presence of a social order predicated upon division. In Ender's world, conflict against the Buggers defines all aspects of being in the world....
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How does Ender “forestall [the] vengeance” of Stilson and his gang in Ender's Game?
To forestall vengeance, Ender attacks Stilson while he is lying on the ground. This way the others will know that he is an animal, lying in wait to get them when they are not looking. In school,...
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How does this quote “I didn’t fight with honor…I fought to win” (222) show Ender has been determined in Ender's Game?
The quote does reveal Ender as being a very determined player, and more importantly the consummate strategist. He has the ability to see the game, analyze the outcomes, and deliver the winning...
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What is the most important aspect in Ender's Game?
This is a very broad question, and clearly in any novel or play there are going to be plenty of events that are very important to the overall plot. However, for me, one vital element of this...
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Describe the most prominent setting in Ender's Game. How does the setting contribute to the theme? Provide at least...
The most prominent setting in the novel is with the International Fleet after Ender has been taken from his home. The setting isolates Ender and the other trainees, both from their families and...
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Why does Ender hate himself in Ender's Game?
Ender is a wonderfully created character. Card did an admirable job of making Ender both dynamic and round. He is a character that we love, hate, admire, and feel sympathy for at various points in...
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What is the significance of the opening scene in Ender's Game? Closing scene?
The opening scene shows us a variety of things, one is that there is a plan for this boy, another is that we get to see through Ender's eyes the way he rationalizes hurting Stilson. He begins to...
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How do the adults plan to change the game, to challenge Ender?
In order to fully challenge Ender, Graph and Anderson begin changing some of the most traditional expectations in the game as soon as Ender gets his own army. First, "Dragon Army" is one that...
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What are some of the most important themes of Ender's Game? I'm going to write an essay on one of the themes.
There are many themes that run throughout Ender's Game. One of the main ones is the underdog idea. In the story, Ender is frequently the underdog in fights—his brother Peter is older and stronger...
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In Ender's Game, what mistake does Ender make with Bonzo Madrid after defeating Salamander Army?
Ender, having beaten Salamander Army against the odds, then shames Bonzo Madrid even further by asking Bean, his youngest Toon leader, to publically announce where Bonzo went wrong and what he...
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What are some propaganda techniques and cultural issues in Ender's Game?
In Enders Game, government authorities steal talented children from their homes and force them to attend a military academy. Parents and other family members are not permitted to visit and the...
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What is the purpose of the mind games in Ender's Game?
We need to remember that in this excellent novel that raise so many ethical issues, Ender is being prepared in every sense of the word to champion Earth against the Buggers. As such, the purpose of...
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What is suprising and ironic about Peter apologizing to Ender?
It looks like you are referring to the novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game. In Chapter 2 (eNotes has chapter summaries for this novel), we are shown that Peter is actually a very sadistic and...
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Why isn't Ender's platoon leader a commander in Ender's Game?
Essentially, this question is asking about the command structure that is present at Battle School. Starting at the age of six, certain children are chosen and taken to Battle School in order to...
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In Ender's Game, what is the meaning of the quote: "They aren't normal. They act like -- history"?
This quote comes at the beginning of Chapter 7, while the teachers are discussing Ender's progress at the Battle School. Since the children there are gifted, and since they are put through tests...
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In Ender's Game, what broader social issues does the book address? What might the author's stance be on these issues?...
Ender's Game uses the idea of the game as a metaphor for larger questions of political and moral conflict in a futuristic society—as conceived thirty-five years ago. The children's involvement in...
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Compare and contrast the social media in Ender´s Game to real life.
Interesting question. The book was published in 1985, far before the days of Facebook, but actually even before the days of the Internet as we know it (which was launched for public use in 1992)....
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How does Ender react when he sees his brother in the mirror?
Ender sees Peter's face in the mirror while playing the game. This comes after he has recently fought his way out of a bad situation with older boys. It also comes right after a conversation in...
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Being homesick is not acceptable, because the boys are supposed to be heroes. Does this mean that heroes are not...
I do not think that is what this means. Consider Ender, if you will. He was a third because his brother Peter had the toughness, but no empathy. His sister had the empathy, but she was too weak....
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In "Ender's Game", what is the "oddest" thing about the way the Buggers communicated? How did...
In "Ender's Game," Ender and Rackham learned that the Buggers communicated from mind to mind. "The buggers don't talk. The think to each other, and it's instataneously like the...
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In chapter 2, what game did Peter want to play, and what does this reveal about his character?
In Chapter 2, Peter wants to play a common game that kids play on Earth, "Buggers and Astronauts." Peter, Ender's older brother, always chooses the role of astronaut. This means Ender has a...
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In the book Ender's Game, which dialogues or scenes are most important?? I'm doing a project of "Ender's Game" and I...
As a movie, the action scenes must be emphasized. Therefore, the subtle and sophisticated relationship between Ender and his sister Valentine might have to be sacrificed in your poster (although...
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In Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, is Colonel Graff more of an effective leader who cares about Ender or a selfish...
Graff is undoubtedly manipulative. He intentionally drives the other kids away from Ender to isolate him, he convinces Ender that his fight against the Buggers is a simulation, and he frequently...
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In Ender's Game, how long does Ender train his army before its battle?
That is a difficult question because it is unclear which army you are talking about. Is this referring to Ender's time at school, or Ender when he is unknowingly preparing to lead an army against...
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What does Mazer discover about the buggers and how they receive their commands? (from whom or what)
The old man in Chapter 10 turns out to be the captain in the last victory over the buggers. When Ender asks him to explain his success, Mazer describes the passive state (“already dead at their...
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In Ender's Game, are Ender's actions at the beginning of the book appropriate for his age?
Definitely not. Of course, this is the reason why Ender is so special and why he has been selected as the possible future saviour of mankind. Note how he acts in the fight with Stilson. He shows an...
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