Reading Response MaxF 811

Max Feuerman 811 Reading Response

            Enders Game by Orson Scott Card is about a young genius named Ender Wiggin who is picked by an organization called the I.F. (International Fleet) and goes to a military school at the age of 6. This book is a dystopian future in which we have discovered aliens. When he first gets to the school, the commander sets him into a group where he is isolated, and his journey begins. Ender endures many hardships in this portion of his life.
            Ender first has to endure bullying from another boy named Bernard after Graff, the principle sets him in "isolation", making the other boys pick on him. Ender keeps getting bullied, until he makes friends with one of Bernard's friends, Alai. However, as soon as he was able to cope with the situation, they advanced him early into an "army". At first he seemed useless, but was able to turn the tide of a game, although disobeying orders and getting punished by his commander before being traded to another army. He then joins an army and becomes part of the game, and he blossoms into a good soldier. After this, he was advanced even earlier to be made a commander, and is given no veterans. On top of that, he isn't allowed to trade with armies either. Ender is going through what may be the toughest part of this phase in his whole life. Even though his army is really good, he stops seeing the point in the game, the teachers are messing with it, and he gives up playing, only to be transferred early again. His life right now is torture, every time he gets familiar with one rule, like a wound, they put in another. "The game is over" Ender said to his army, a sign that he won't accept it anymore. when 1 soldier asked when practice is, he replied "Never again, as far as I am concerned", another sign of disobedience. Right now, Ender is feeling like a puppet to his school. Now, he goes to a new school, where he learns to command a fleet, also learning that the fate of the world will be on his shoulders, the pressure is on.
         This is the hardest part of Enders life, all of the abuse and isolation, was leading up to one moment in his life. He goes from being bullied in his squad, to early placement in an army. He then becomes a commander early and leads his army. he soon leaves his old school and joins the rank learning how to command a fleet. Will Ender be crushed under the pressure, or will he prevail and continue his life. This book shows the life of a special boy, ripped out of his childhood to save humanity.