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Summary: Conflict in Ender's Game
Review: Conflict in Ender's Game
The book Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is successful because of its use of conflict throughout the story. In a site conflict is described as when the protagonist is opposed by some person or force in the play. There are 5 types of conflict: man vs. man, man vs. himself, man vs. fate, man vs. nature, and man vs. society. In Ender's Game the conflicts of man vs. man and man vs. society is used. Throughout the story Ender faces many problems of conflict and the conflicts are what makes this book so successful and fun to read.
One type of conflict that Orson Scott has Ender faces is man vs. man. Orson uses this literary device to help the book succeed by having the protagonist, Ender, have an antagonist who is brought out in his brother Peter and one of the kids Ender is with, Bernard. The conflict with Ender's brother Peter is helpful for the book because it causes chaos in Ender's life. Another reason why this conflict is helpful for the book is it makes the reader not want to book down. Something could happen with Ender and his brother at any moment.
The other conflict Orson Scott Card uses to help make Ender's game successful is man vs. society. This is another part to help the book have the readers not wanting to put it down. The kids that Ender is with do not take well to liking him at first. It takes awhile for him to make friends, especially when he goes around breaking their arms like he did with Bernard. Orson Scott also uses this conflict well because it seems like all the time Ender has some type of problem with someone.
The use of conflict throughout the story Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card makes it successful. There is non stop conflict which helps the action throughout the story.
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Summary: enders game: well written and ultimately disturbing
Review: With an intergalactic war looming the earths' only hope is a child prodigy who is too young to drive let alone man the helm of Earths global forces. As with most science fiction novels, at first this exposition seems to be far fetched at best. However, with the realization and acceptance of the facts that make sci-fi what it is. The reader is prepared to delve deeper into the latent messages that card has woven into the fabric that makes up Ender Wiggins.
Taken from his home as a young child, Andrew "Ender" Wiggins is a 3rd child in a world where it is uncommon to be allowed to have 2 children and unheard of to be allowed to have 3. From the beginning we see that Ender is not like other children. He is even small for his age. He has been observed from his birth and scrutinized to determine whether or not he would be the savior of a world hardly worth saving. This pressure and the realization that he is ultimately alone in the world even left me, the reader, with scars. Card hits on 2 sublime points that I would like to comment upon:
1st) Might makes Right
2nd) Ender as a ticking time bomb
The Earth has evolved into a society of nations that has unified in the pursuit of one common goal, the destruction of another race. The marauding Buggers are deamonized throughout the book. It is an interesting parallel to note that the game that Enders brother plays with him is not unlike cowboys and Indians with the Indians being slaughtered in the end. Card manages to bring out the worst in us. He has managed to point out the dark truths about our basic belief system as a people. "Might makes Right" -Adolph Hitler-
It was supposed that the Buggers had exhausted all of the resources on their planet and therefore were in search of a new planet to consume. An interesting irony is the fact that that is exactly what the human race does as they split their post apocalyptic booty among the nations. Cards comments on society may slip past many readers; however, with deeper inspection of the motives behind the plot we are able to better understand Ender's character.
What made Peter the way that he was? What made him such a maniacal sadist? What made his sister Valentine so likeable and maternal? And what was it that made Ender a perfect combination of the two? The obvious answer would be, "Card did it to keep the story going you idiot." But there has to be something more to it. Ender is the battle of the Id and the Superego personified. Ender finds himself in pitiful situations through out the book whether it be being picked on by a school bully or hopelessly outnumbered in an intergalactic "battle simulation." His inclinations to kill, cripple and hurt others are only sullied by his desire to find acceptance and love; for crying out loud he just wants to find where he fits in the world. It is that point exactly that makes this book so appealing to young readers. They want to be good, they want to be free but most of all they want to be accepted. This internal angst that exists within Ender exists within us. The frightening thing is wondering who will win, the Id or the Super Ego. If the Id wins we will have several more 9-11's and Columbine's. For all our sakes I hope that our Superegos are victorious.
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Summary: If you love sci-fi, you'll love this book!
Review: The beginning of the great Ender's series. Card simply pulls you into the story. You'll feel the characters. This is one of those rare books that you can truly say "That was incredible" after you read it. I recommended it to several people and they all love it and went to get the other books in the series. So try it out!
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Summary: One of my Favorites
Review: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is a book about a young boy who is a genius among geniuses. It is an incredible book that makes you use your imagination. You can not seem to put it down. Many times at night while I was reading this book I was forced to stay up and read more. I just kept telling myself one more chapter, one more chapter, and eventually it was over! I have read it numereous times and still have not found it boring. I always spot things I have missed the first time. So everytime I read this I look forward to finding new things that I did not get before or just did not see. Every page is something new and exciting. There are always new challenges for Ender to overcome and it makes it just that much more exciting. You always have to finish up the chapter before you can put it down. If you neeed a book to read and want it to be exciting I highly suggest this one its interesting from beggining to end.
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Summary: Best Sci-Fi Book Ever
Review: OSC is one of the best writers in the US today. In fact I will go so far as to say he is second only to Stephen King. This book and Ender's Shadow are both great stand-alone peices that he has written. I read Ender's game around 1996. I heard about Ender's Shadow a month or two ago and have recently finished the series. I have read all of the Ender and Shadow series and will continue to do so as long as they keep being written. If you are not familiar with OSC, he is also the author/playright of the Abyss! Ender's Game is planned to be made into a movie by WB and the producer of a Perfect Storm. Read the book now, before you see the movie! The book is about a young strategic genius that has to save the human race, and the world, from a race of hive-like aliens called the formics or Buggers. It is a very fast paced book, and it's unlikely you'll be able to put it down once you have gotten through the first few chapters. I would say more about the book, but I hate people giving away any information about books and movies so I won't.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I highly recommend this book. In fact, have already bought the other books in the series (Ender Shadow was excellent too). The audio version has multiple readers, really helps with the many charecters. Great for yourself or a family car-trip!
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Summary: The Best
Review: This is one of the best books I have read in my life. Being an avid reader I do not say this lightly. When you do read this book make sure you have no pressing buisness for the next few days as you will cancel them to finish this masterpiece.
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Summary: NON-SCI-FI fan LOVED this book
Review: As a rule, I don't read sci-fi. As my sister-in-law recommended this book, I thought I'd try it. I LOVED it. Its theme is remarkably close to that of my favorite book: The_Power_of_One. It's an underdog story. While the action was OK, I really liked the non-battleroom game sequences, which follow you to the end and introduce the most fascinating part of the story: the Speaker for the Dead. I haven't read the sequels yet, but I hope they live up to Ender's_Game. As for the appropriateness of the book for young kids, I think it's a middle school read, despite 1 or 2 very tame swear words. It's definitely no worse than the average PG movie. The most amazing parts of the story are the refereneces to modern day inovations, like instant messaging and bulletin boards. It represents what I see as the strength of sci-fi: the ability to derive the future from our current technology.
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Summary: Don't read the others before this one!
Review: This book kicks off the Ender series by Orson Scott Card, and sets the tone for the next three books. Card uses moral puzzles and the characters' internal reflections to offset the fast-paced action of this book. Having heard nothing about this book before I began reading it, I was quite surprised to find that the hero was a six year old boy. However, despite his young age, Ender is mature beyond his years, and the world that surrounds him puts his considerable talents to use. This book is a very good read, endears you to the characters quickly, and is a MUST if you are going to read the subsequent books in this series. Due to Ender's age in this book, there is no romantic element, but it is more than compensated for by the books continuous action and tension. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Best book ever! It'll change the way you think.
Review: This book really hit me deep. Card portrays Ender and his young commrades in such a life like way that you can really get into the character. I found myself thinking as Ender and trying to figure out what he would do. Its a book that really changes the way you think about everything. Suddenly everything becomes a challenge like Ender faces. Something that can be overcome, something to test your limits. Every child should read it. I just finished it today at school and i already want to change the way i've led my life and got the sequel on the way home. Ender is a role model for childeren and adults everywhere. I hope other people can connect with it the way i have.
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