What is the book ender's game about?
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The novel tells the story of a young boy, Ender Wiggin, who is sent to a training academy named Battle School, located in orbit above the Earth, built to train people to become soldiers that will one day battle against a vast alien race known as "Buggers".
What is the main idea of Ender's Game?
Compassion is the theme that runs through Ender's life. It is the defining feature of his existence. The reason that he plays the games so well is his ability to understand the enemy and to inspire loyalty. More than that, it is compassion that saves Ender.
Why is Ender's Game a banned book?
The reason Ender's Game was first banned is because it was placed on a "hit list" of "evil books" by a Baptist group many years ago, and it was placed on that list for no other reason than that I'm a Mormon, and therefore no children should be reading a book by me.
What age is appropriate for Ender's Game?
Family Movie Review: Ender's Game (PG-13) Age Appropriate For: 13+. This movie is far less brutal than Orson Scott Card's original book, which is about children being trained for war.
Why Enders game is a good book?
"Ender's Game" was a really interesting and thought-provoking read. The book brings up a lot of philosophical issues associated with war, like whether the ends justify the means or the reasons behind fighting a war, things that are definitely worth thinking about. I particularly like the way Card ends the novel.
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Can kids read Ender's Game?
It's fine for your 11 year old. As someone's whose reading choices were never restricted by her parents, I say let the 11 year old read what he wants. Ender's Game is a one of my all time favorite books and I frequently recommend it and give it as a gift to all ages.
Is Enders game a hard read?
Oh, yeah, it's chock-full of scandalous language like that. However, though Ender's Game was not written for children, it sure easy to read. That's what Orson Scott Card says in the introduction and we here at Shmoop agree with him on that. ... All you need to know is that the adults are always manipulating Ender.
Why is Ender's Game Rated PG 13?
The MPAA rated Ender's Game PG-13 for some violence, sci-fi action and thematic material.
What happens in the end of Ender's Game?
Through all four endings, Ender defeats or overcomes his old enemies: he defeats the adults by escaping to a new world, defeats the other kids by reconnecting with his sister, overcomes the buggers by realizing they're not enemies (which is a kind of defeat), and he defeats his brother by finally making peace with him.
What is the main conflict in Ender's Game?
The main conflict of Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card was between a genius boy of 6 years of age. He was chosen by the government to protect earth. He trains in a space academy to learn anti gravity combat techniques.
Is there an Ender's Game 2?
Ender in Exile, which is both sequel of Ender's Game and a prequel to Speaker for the Dead was released in November 2008. It involves Ender's journey to the first human colony on a former Formic world.
What is unique about Ender?
Ender is the youngest of the three Wiggin children. Ender has the compassion of Valentine, his older sister, but he also has the ruthlessness of Peter, his older brother. ... His compassion is his strongest trait, and it binds people to him; his ruthlessness wins their unswerving faith in him as a commander.
How does Ender's Game related to the real world?
Ender's Game may be a story about an apocalyptic invasion of buglike creatures from deep space, but it's also a story about video games. As such, it's a bizarrely fitting allegory for how we, in the real world where bugs are yet to be fully weaponized, fight modern wars. ... He fights a war thinking he's training for one.
What does Ender learn to do that makes him wise?
What does Ender learn to do that makes him wise? He learns to listen to what people mean, rather than what they say. How is Ender's small troop able to beat the older boys in the Battle Room?
Is Ender's Game Good For kids?
Appropriate for:
Ender's Game is not necessarily a book for kids even though most of the main characters are under 12 and Ender himself is 6 when the story begins. However, it is an excellent entry to science fiction for middle schoolers, especially those well versed in video games.
Is Ender's Game inappropriate?
Whilst the story depicts a young boys' journey into adolescence, this is not a book for children and young teens. There are some 'adult' themes explored in this novel, which require maturity to comprehend or a parent to discuss them with.
Is Ender's Game on Netflix?
Sorry, Ender's Game is not available on American Netflix, but it's easy to unlock in USA and start watching!
Does Ender have royal blood?
What is unique about Ender? All answers are correct. He has royal blood. He has a chip in his head.
Did Ender find a home for the Queen?
Although they failed to talk to him, the interaction led Ender to discover a Hive Queen cocoon on a planet they had colonized, named Shakespeare by the humans.
Who is the villain in Ender's Game?
Peter Arkady Wiggin is the main antagonist of the novel Ender's Game, and a supporting antagonist in the rest of the books in the Ender series. He is protagonist Ender Wiggin's sadistic older brother, and later becomes a powerful voice agitating for galactic civil war.
Is Ender's Game appropriate for a 13 year old?
Parents need to know that Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is a gripping and emotional sci-fi novel, originally published in 1985, that will appeal to older tweens and teens. ... And main character Ender is admired for his ruthlessly efficient violence, though he himself is disturbed by it.
Can I just read Enders game?
You can either read the books in the order written, which means you just have to read Enders Game and Speaker of the Dead before this book. The Shadow series I believe can be read independent to the Enders Series and be fine.
