Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Analyzing Ender's Game - Ender

  • "It set her apart, made her different, split the army." page 82
This means that the army as a whole is separated and not united which is strong which refers to Ender became 'her' is Petra and by being friends and following her he is increasing the distance between the army. Petra is separating the army and by following her he is contributing to this.
  • "It's Wiggin. You know, that smartass Launchie from the game room." page 82
This shows how Ender relates to the other characters being a weaker than them and 'bellow' them. It also shows that he is in the minority being from the 'Launchies' and being give a negative label 'smart ass'.
  • "the adults are the enemies, not the other armies. They do not tell us the truth." page 83
This quote shows the reaction of the students towards adults saying that they are in power because they are pinning each of them against each other and the fact that they are lying to them/ telling them everything.
  • "Ender's anger was cold, and he could use it. Bonzo's was hot, so it used him." page 88
This shows the attitude of Ender both as a person and towards his leader 'Bonzo'. It refers to his anger being based around real meaning and from suffering which is much stronger then hate that is hot which is perceived as being from nieve and arrogant as well as being a bully.
  • "If you want, I'll pretend you won this argument. Then tomorrow you can tell me you changed your mind." page 88

This is illustrating the beginning of a link between Ender and the people around him because the people who have power over him are beginning to not lead rather than rule. The person is also trying to reunite everyone by showing the power of a recruit and that they don't always lose.

Chapter Conclusion
From these scenes we see how that there is lies and power. This chapter is important to the story because it begins to illustrate the power of some and the lies that result from power.These scenes tie in the link between the minority and separation through the friendship of Ender and Petra. It also shows that being in the minority will result in bullying and not being accepted.  There is a big step as well because Ender slowly becomes to more accepted towards the end.



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