Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Game. New York, New York. Tom Doherty: 1985.I didn't know what book to read because I have read almost every book in my library. My cousin told me to read this book since I had nothing else to read and he liked this book. This book is considered a science fiction. It took place on earth and quickly moves into space. However earth plays an important role in the book. The time period that this book takes place is in the future.
Plot: This book takes place in the future. In the future, the world has been attacked by aliens that are called Buggers. Humans at this point are perishing from earth. In order to prepare for the next battle, the world has to unite around the cause and throw in military intelligences from early childhood. Their goal is to be the leaders of the army that would defend earth in the "Third Invasion". Ender is one of thos children who are recruited into the army after passing tests. He is secluded by his quality in the games that the students play at the Battle School. In the Battle School they play games that will help them beat the Buggers. Colonel Graff believed that Ender can defeat the Buggers. Ender's success at the Battle School led him to being promoted to Command School, where more games are waiting for him to master. He then discovers that the "Third Invasion" is not Buggers attacking humans but humans attacking Buggers. He then meets Mazer Rackham and trains under him. At the final test, Ender faces the biggest irregular scenario and decides to cheat in order for him to give up. Because of this he actually destroys the simulated enemy, which is the Buggers all along. Ender is upset about what happened and realizes that he does not want a military life for himself. His brother Peter ends up being leader while Ender and his sister, Valentine, goes to a new earth colony. There Ender discovers the egg of one Bugger queen which can cause for a new line of Buggers.
Characters: Ender is the youngest out of three Wiggen children, Peter and Valentine. Valentine has compassion for Ender while Peter doesn't care about Ender at all. Ender could be seen as a victim throughout the book. He is a brilliant and multi-talented child but is manipulated by adults into playing games that he doesn't want t play. As the book comes to an end, he learns that in life, people are sometimes forced to play games that they would rather not play because that's just the way of life. I chose to talk a little bit about him because not only is he the main character of the book but he also shows growth until the end of the book.
Evaluation: I wouldn't say that I enjoyed this book but it was ok. The beginning of the story started out dry but it got a bit interesting as the story progressed. What I saw in this book is that Ender symbolized good while his brother Peter symbolized evil. There was like an urgent or important tone in this story that also progressed throughout the story. I'm not a huge fan of science fiction butI would recommend this book to those who are.
Orson Scott Card was born in 1951 in Washington and was raised on the west coast. He attended Brigham Young University and spent tw years as a Mormon missionary in Brazil. He stated that in high school he was interested in military strategy and the role that a leader plays in an army.
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