tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207399149619575409.post6922974027407750778..comments2023-04-12T02:33:21.398-07:00Comments on Bookworm Burrow: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16856794934610019449noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207399149619575409.post-76367538303682233192009-10-30T05:07:37.000-07:002009-10-30T05:07:37.000-07:00i agree with that guy!!i agree with that guy!!Maddiehttp://nonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207399149619575409.post-17229316368901864472009-10-06T17:15:52.000-07:002009-10-06T17:15:52.000-07:00Ridiculously late to the discussion, but I love En...Ridiculously late to the discussion, but I love Ender's Game, so I needed to chip in my two cents. Ender's Game is not, nor will it ever be, a "kid's book". It is a book for young adults, who may or may not be 8 years old. I was six when I first read it, and years later it still holds just as much, if not more, emotional impact. Ender wasn't punished by society then, yes, but we also don't charge soldiers with murder in the context of war. That's a bit of a no-brainer. The two children he killed were his tormentors, which doesn't excuse anything; but without seeing his ability to fight for himself, he would not have been chosen for Battle School. If I have to put it another way, most kids who get into the school did so because they showed a willingness to injure or kill someone else. That is the entire purpose of making these children soldiers. They must do terrible things for the greater good. It teaches kids (and adults) that moral decisions are never black and white. What makes it a decision is the grey areas, and those we must navigate alone. That's why Ender feels so much personal pain, rather than government sanctioned discomfort.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207399149619575409.post-66986364374352428512008-08-28T14:34:14.000-07:002008-08-28T14:34:14.000-07:00The lawyers do not go after him. They charge Colo...The lawyers do not go after him. They charge Colonel Graff instead. Referring to this in the last chapter it says, "The prosecution was too clever to charge him directly, but there were attempts to make him look sick, perverted, criminally insane." Ender watched the trial from up in space but was never directly involved. While I do agree he did suffer guilt but that's because he was a good kid and you are right it does go into more detail in the other books and that was not overlooked but since this is a review of just Ender's Game and not the series then it wouldn't work if I were to talk about what happened in the other ones. I still think that while it is good that he felt guilt the lack of legal action still sets a bad example. Should we let all criminals off just because they feel bad? I do not think this is a good lesson to teach the kids who read this book. No matter how guilty Ender may have felt or how much he punished himself he was still not directly punished by the law.Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207399149619575409.post-81799982317575086072008-08-28T14:10:27.000-07:002008-08-28T14:10:27.000-07:00Sorry, I'm just passing though, but I do have ...Sorry, I'm just passing though, but I do have to disagree on the point you made about how no one punishes Ender for killing an alien race and two children. They are at war, and I recall quite a few lawyers go after him about that after the war is over. But, more importantly, it leaves room for Ender to punish himself. Which, I feel, is much more important to the story. Though, I think that Ender's guilt is explained in greater detail in the next book, so you may have over looked it...Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207399149619575409.post-66936254994654035252008-02-22T00:38:53.000-08:002008-02-22T00:38:53.000-08:00It has been a while since I've read this one a...It has been a while since I've read this one and since I've read of fifty books since I agree maybe it's worth another read. However, from what I remember he did keep trying, a lot. Yes he did give up twice but look at every other time he kept trying. They made the battles harder and harder for him. They put everyone against him. They made him fight more than any other team with major disadvantages on his side and yet he still won. When he did quit it was long overdue with a lot of harassment from the adults. There's only so much a person can take. If you look at how long he tried and tried I think it is a clear message not to give up when things get hard.<br><br>I have learned a thing or two about reviews since I started this blog. I agree, reasons are important and I have tried to implement that in my more recent blogs this being one of my oldest it is obviously lacking in the why category. That being said here's the why...<br><br>“I did not like the way Card seemed to make every bad thing he did good because it was for a greater cause”<br><br>Ender killed two people and he killed an entire alien race. Card just passes over that like it's not a big deal. Some of the adults mention it and it is kept a secret from Ender. He's not punished. He gets into two fights, two kids die, and they do nothing to Ender. The adults recognized his talent in battles and overlooked the other problems because of his talent in battle. It probably happens all the time in the real world. People get deals when they can help out but I still don't think it's the best message to send.Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5207399149619575409.post-85426544587670617302008-02-21T12:48:07.000-08:002008-02-21T12:48:07.000-08:00"I liked the way Ender kept trying even when ..."I liked the way Ender kept trying even when it was hard, it is a good message for young people." <br><br>Really? As I recall, technically, he gave up, or he quit the game, on both 2 parts of the story. And I think you got the whole message wrong as well, maybe its due for another reading?<br><br>"I did not like the way Card seemed to make every bad thing he did good because it was for a greater cause"<br><br>As someone who critiques, please give reasons why you believe.Santanoreply@blogger.com