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Ender's Game- Significant Passage

*Please choose one passage from the novel that is significant to you. Why is this passage meaningful? Please type it into one of your entries and comment on what you think about the passage.

It might be weird, but there are a lot of passages that were significant to me and I wiil like to introduce one of the passages that was significant which is the scene when Bonzo and other friends tried to kill Ender when Ender was showering.

'Ender stepped back, flipped the showerhead so it turned outward, and turned on pure hot water. Almost at once the steam began to rise. He turned on the next, and the next. "I'm not afriad of hot water," said Bonzo. His voice was soft. But it wasn't the hot water that ender wanted. It was the heat. His body still had soap on it, and his sweat moistened it, made his skin more slippery than Bonzo would expect. Suddenlt therer was a voice from the door. "Stop it!" the fight, but it was onlt Dink Meeker. Bonzo's friends caught him at the door, held him. "Stop it, Bonzo!" Dink cried. "Don't hurt him!" "Why not?" asked Bonzo, and for the first time he smiled. Ah, thought Ender, he loves to have someone recognize that he is the one in control, that he has power.."Because he's the best, that's why! Who else can fight the buggers! That's what matters, you fool, the buggers!"'
This passage was significant for me because it gives me two meaningful messages to me. The first one is that by the strength and courages of what Ender did, it made me new. If I were in situation like Ender, I would freak out and be beggin to save my life and that I would not win the game anymore. However, unlike me, Ender turned on the hot water toward Bonzo and didn't show his fear to Bonzo eventhough he was. By this, I thought that "I should have a courage like Ender had", maybe then, I could also be like Ender. The second message was that was meaningful was by looking and the action that Dink did. Eventhough, Ender was almost losing and there were a lot of people in Bonzo's side, Dink showed his friendship toward Ender. Dink didn't care about his life but cared about Ender's life and this showed me about the true meaning of friendship. If I were Dink, I would be terrified of what Bonzo was doing to Ender and would escape from that place. However, Dink tried to save Ender from Bonzo eventhough Bonzo's side a lot more people than Ender had. By this, I was able to know the ture meaning of friendship that a friendship is just not about how close you are with your friend but it is how much you care about the friend. I wish someday, I will have the strength of Ender and the kindness of Dink.

Ender's Game- Setting

*Are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful? Or disturbing? Or memorable? Describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.
'He walked the short bridge to the door in the shuttle. He noticed that the wall to his right was carpeted like a floor. that was wherer the disorientation began. The moment he thought of the wall as a floor, he began to feel like he was walking on a wall. he got to the ladder, and noticed that the vertical surface behind it was also carpeted. I am climbing up the floor. Hand over hand, stpe by step......'(p. 29)
I have found out that the setting of the Battle room was interesting and memorable. The gravity of the battle room was totally different from where Ender used to lived. to say the truth, it was really hard for me to understand what Ender was doing when he was in the battle room and was trying to experience new things that other students didn't do. Although, I didn't get what Ender was exactly doing, the setting that was described in the book was interesting for the place was totally different from the place where Ender was living, where I was living. When I was reading this part, it made me imagine this room that was all covered up with blue couchy cushions and the each enemy's goal (the gate) was in a transparent plastic. Like this, the setting that was descirbing the battle room made me imagine a lot of stuffs which was a great fun to me. Because I wasn't sure how exactly the room looked like, I enjoyed imagining the sturture and the desgin of the battle room; therefore, setting of the battle room is significant to me.

Ender's Game- Climax

*What is the climax of this novel? What happens? How do the events of this novel make you feel?
For every book, climax is the best part to read! In "Ender's Game", I believe that the climax part was when Ender had his Third Invasion as he thought it was just a final exam. To explain more, as a student in the Commader School, he completed his responsible as a student and had his only final exam left. When he was in Commader School, he had a training with other players who he had met in the Battle School and Ender would play the role as a commander. It depended on by the final exam if whether or not Ender will graduate the school. And if he did, he would be the first student to actually graduate the school. The battle for the final exam was difficult for Ender had never experienced it before, but he successfully wins the game by exploding. After his final exam, every one who was looking at his battle were cheering and congradulated Ender. Later, Ender found out that it wasn't a final exam but it was the actual Third Invasion. Bravo, for Ender! He was now completed with his role which was saving the world by winning the Third Invasion. It was interesting to read this part becasue I also didn't know the final exam for Ender would be the actual Third Invasion. Before the Third Invasion, I mean, before Graff told Ender that this would be the final exam, I thought that actually there might be no Third Invasion coming up for it never came out when the book was almost ending. However, as I found out that it was, I was in a great shock and suprised. I liked the way how author didn't directly tell the readers how Ender succeed in the Third Invasion but made a small twist to it. It was the most fascinating part to read because I was able to see the deep and serious connection between the players who were actually playing in the Third Invasion; however, the book ended without strong impression or with happiness.

Ender's Game- Mood

*What is the mood of this novel?
Is the all dystopian world depressing and frustrating? Well, this book was. The mood of "Ender's Game" was depressed, frustrated, and tensed. I was able to see that this book was depressing by looking at the world where Ender lives. It seemed no one was having a happy and enjoyable time living compared to the world where I live. Every one just wanted to triumph the Thrid Invasion rather than living with joy. Also, you could see the mood of frustrate by looking at Ender's action and expacially, when he was in the Battle School. He had a hard time being isolated, getting ignored by other commanders, and being the best out of the school. He frequently had bad dreams and also, because of his talents, he went into a fight with Bonzo, which caused to death. The whole pressure that he got from the school was just too much for him. While Ender was frustrated with his whole life where he HAS to be 'the one', he also enjoyed the battle that he had with other groups in the battle room. And you could see the mood of tense in the battle room. In everyone's mind who were playing the battle thought about 'winning'. There couldn't be any mistakes done or happen, you got to freeze other players, and most importantly, you had to win; therefore, it is impossible to not see the tension between the players and commanders. Unlikely with the book, "Faherenheit 451", "Ender's Game" had a slightly different mood for each chapters for something interesting and unpredictable things happened. However, "Faherenheit 451" had just one simple mood such as depressing, gloomy, and sad..which makes me think that "Ender's Game" more sepcial and fun!

Ender's Game- Entry of My Choice

*Entry of your choice.
For my first book, I chose “Fahrenheit 451” and for my second book, I chose to read “Ender’s Game.” It was hard for me to choose my second book because I really didn’t want to read books more after the blogging. Whatsoever, because I had to, I had decided to choose the book that I randomly grab. However, because of the recommendation of the librarian, I chose to read “Ender’s Game”! When I was having a hard time selecting a book between those other six books, the book cover of Ender’s Game looked interesting which made me want to read it. It looked funny and ironic but also it looked easy between the other books. Moreover, by the recommendation of the librarian, I decided to choose “Ender’s Game.” I really didn't ‘think’ and chose the book for I was depressed of how I had to choose a book, but I was more into the librarian’s recommendation for she told me that this book is the best among the others. Believe it or not, it really was!! I really enjoyed reading the book, “Harry Potter” and because of that, I also enjoyed reading “Ender’s Game” too for they were quite similar. Also, in the beginning of each chapter, there is a dialogue between two or more characters talking about Ender which is very unique and interesting to read. At first, I got annoyed with it for I didn't know which person was talking to whom or what they were talking but, later on, it made all sence!Because I like to read this kind of “Heroic” book, I read this book as if I was drunk into it. Overall, the book was totally MY STYLE but it was kind of hard for me to read it because it talked about this whole science things that I really had a hard time understanding them. Except for that, I really~ enjoyed reading this book even though Ms. Nelson, she won't agree!

Ender's Game- Characters

*Who are the main characters in the novel? Do you like them? Why or why not? What is special about them? What do they reveal about the universal human experience?
There are a lot of characters involved in this book but the main characters will be Ender, Valentine, Peter, and Colonel Graff. Each character has different personalities and characteristics which make this book more interesting and Ender would be the best example.
Ender is the character that the story is based on and he is six years old when he first attends to the Battle School. He is believed as this ‘chosen one’ who would save the world from the buggers at the Third Invasion which makes his life troublesome and difficult. Because of his talented skills, he has hardships in Battle School which causes Ender to feel isolated and lonely. In this book, Ender shows two very different personalities which are the evil sides of him such as hitting that caused killing and the kind side of him such as trying to have friends and feeling bad when he does mean stuffs even though he does not want to do it. I personally like the character Ender for he has interesting personalities which makes him more special. I also liked the way of how he is the ‘chosen one’ and more intelligent from all of the geniuses. It was curious and interesting to look all the process that Ender overcomes and finally becomes the true hero for his world. He had many obstacles that made Ender in difficult situations such as Stilson, Peter, Bonzo, and the emotions that he couldn’t control himself. I felt very bad for Ender whenever he was getting tortured from someone eventhough Ender didn't really do something bad. Like this, it is quite obvious that every hero has some hardships in their life, but Ender’s hardships were interesting to see which made me want to continue reading the book on and on. The most unique part of Ender was that he looked strong and brave but inside of him was different. He was having a hard time such as having bad dreams like comparing himself and Peter and realizing that he is becoming like Peter. It made me feel very sad for Ender of how he has to save the world and has to be isolated from his peers so that he could be the hero even though he does not want to. Ender could be represented as ‘us.’ It shows that we somehow have talents inside ourselves and by showing it; we can also be a hero like Ender is.
When Ender was having a hard time dealing with Peter, Valentine was the one who would always be with Ender. Valentine is Ender’s older sister who loves and cares Ender. To Ender, Valentine would be more precious person than his parents for Valentine, I mean the most precious person who will be always protecting him and helping him. Valentine has the personality of being calm and gentle when she is also intelligent. It was hard for Valentine to be with Ender when she noticed that she was helping Peter when she shouldn’t be. I am not quite sure if I like this character because there is nothing particularly special about Valentine compared to other characters. Valentine is too kind and nice to everyone (except for Peter) and it would have been more fascinating book if Valentine also joined into the Battle School; although, she couldn’t because she had too nice personality which would be hard for her to survive in Battle School.

Peter. One of the character who has the most evilness inside of his heart. It could be said that his hobby would be bothering and torturing Ender. The whole point of bothering Ender was because Peter was just too jealous of how Ender was better, smarter, and talented compared to himself. The book throughly describes of how Peter acutaully tortures Ender and whenever I read this part, I feel like my heart breaking up. It's so crucial to see of how Peter totures Ender and it seemed like as if Peter REALLY meant to kill Ender. If I were Ender, I would be like so killing Peter up by becoming an one team with Valentine for Valentine knows how serious Peter wants to kill Ender. I personally do not like Peter's personality but I think it was quite interesting seeing how Ender consistently compares himself with Peter when he is in the Battle School. I was able to see how much Ender disliked Peter from the scene when Valentine and Ender met before Ender went to the Commander School. How would it feel like to get tortured from your siblings and how would it feel like to be the one to torture your sibling?
The main reason why Ender had to go to the Battle School, suffer hardships, and become isolated was because of Colonel Graff. Colonel Graff is the one in charge of the Battle school and he was the one who was eager to make Ender to be the acutual 'one.' Although, that Ender didn't like Colonel Graff for he was giving Ender too much pressure, Ender just gave up of himself and decided to be the hero so that Colonel Graff would stop annoy him anymore. I have no feeling towards Colonel Graff. I'm not sure if I like him or whether not. It' s just interesting to see how Colonel Graff belived that Ender is the true one. Eventhough, Ender didn't like Colonel Graff for he gave too much stress to Ender, if would have felt good and pleased of how Colonel Graff believed in Ender. If I were Ender, I would be gald to be a hero for whole world, although, I wouldn't enjoy being isolated.