Ender's Game Entry 8

^^Are there are any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? what are they, and how do they relate? does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved or "fixed"?

It is not very current, but right now in Geography class, I am learning about Russian history. Russia had a serial communism in the past. They had and favored socialism and command economy, which the government to owned and control everything, and people did not have any freedom and choices in their lives. This refers to the dystopian society in the Battle school, which kids did not have much choices and freedom. Especially Ender, he was controlled? played? by teachers (Bolded quotes). Also by Graff, he was separated from the other students and had been monitored. Ender later adapted to the school and started fitting in. Russia's communism still exists today, and I hope to see Russia become more and more better country for the people to live.

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^^Are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful? or disturbing? or memorable? describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.

The first few pages of the beginning of the book were very confusing and frustrating.Because I just started reading this book and it talked about the monitors, the third and his brother being tested out impossible for something.
I honestly thought," Ah~,” I don't want to read this book," because it wasn't any interesting material to read, but later on I found out what they meant.
I hope the beginning would start from easier understanding of the future that characters live in.

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^^Please choose one passage from the novel that is significant to you. why is this passage meaningful? Please type it into one of your entries and comment on what you think about the passage.

"You have my admiration , Breacking an arm that was a master stroke"
"That was an accident"
"Really, and I 've already commended you in your official report"
"It's too strong, it makes that other little bastard into a hero ...
"Who would have thought the little sucker'd be out of his seat..."

This passage makes readers say, "Oh-oo."
This passage left me thinking that there are bad guys in school who wants to stop Ender from becoming a hero. But turned out, they were pushing, training and tricking Ender to make him a successful hero. This passagemade me to think more about the later parts of the book.

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^^What is the mood of this novel? do you find this novel saddens you in any way? why?

I really enjoyed whole part of the book.The mood of Ender's game is adventures and it contains a little bit of science fiction and fantasy. In my opinion, the book was a bit cold, because it was narrated by a 3rd person instead of main character talking. It would have been better if Ender had narrated the story. In addition, Ender's game took place in the future, and future's unfamiliar background gave a colder mood.

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What is the climax of this novel? what happens? how do the events of this novel make you feel?

The climax of the book was when Ender felt betrayed and used by adults. He played a game in front of many adults, which he thought was his final test in Command School but it was an actual battle of the third invasion of buggers.
This quote once again reminded me that the adults are evil. In the story, the adults use children, who are supposed to be playing outside with their friends, for their needs and desires.Also today, many kids still suffer from homework and evil teachers in school.

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^^Who are the main characters in the novel? do you like them? why or why not? what is special about them? what do they reveal about the universal human experience?

There are many charcters in Enders game. Valentine, Peter Alai, Graff and others.

Graff: He is a teacher/captain of the battle school. He was the one who brought Ender to the school. He planned and made Ender to become the war hero in the battle against the buggers. His attitude toward Ender was cold and mean, but I like him because it was part of his job of making Ender a war hero.
Alia: He is leader of Ender's group and he develops deep and good relationship with Ender.Alai comes to appreciate Ender's many talents. In Salamander Army, Alai reveals his true friendship by whispering "Salaam." I like Alia because he was of the reasons that Ender could fit in with others.
Peter: Ender's older brother. He is cruel and he was much as hero as Ender, but he could not attend Battle school; instead he became a hero in Earth. I personally don't like him because I don't like his personality, how he is aggressive and brutal.
Valentine: She is second child, she favors peace and she is nice. She has role to protect Ender in the story. Ender loves Valentine. I personally like Valentine, because readers can sense that she is beautiful and kind girl by the descriptions of her in the book.

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^^What is the major theme of Ender's game? why is this theme important to a teenager living in 2007?

I think the theme of this book is, violence carries another violence.
It is human nature to revenge and get even and feel great when someone gets pay back.

In the Enders Game, the buggers and humanity have fought for many times; so they hate each other. The war will continue, if one side isn't completely destroyed, but Ender was smart enough to decide to make a peaceful treaty with the buggers, giving them another place to live.

God said, "Forgive and love your enemy," this passage in the bible makes sense, because hating and cursing each other leads to no good ending. Almost all teenagers go to school and have many questions, conflicts and problems; violence is not a way to handle that. Like Ender at the beginning of the book, he almost killed Stillson,, and if he would have went back to school the day after, he could have got beaten by Stillson's other gangmembers. So people should forgive each other rather than to fight.