Ender's Game Final Chapters

I really did enjoy Ender's Game when I got to the end. I thought it was awesome that the whole solution all along was communication. People don't understand that fighting doesn't solve anything, you can see it in our world today, when Ender killed, and when Ender finally understood what the story was with the buggers. People are so quick to judge others, so we put up defence and hope that you are the greater being. But the truth is, everyone is just trying to survive in the place they were birthed. If everyone understood that no matter what kind of beings are out there, everything has a story . If the only way Earth was trying to communicate with the buggers was through violence, then of course the buggers are going to fight back. They wanted to survive just as much as the people on Earth. Ender understood that it shouldn't have been a race to be the best and defeat the buggers. Throughout Enders life he was manipulated to live a certain way and think a certain way. The school completely changed his approaches to situations. But many times Ender didn't like the way it made him, he seemed more angry and lonely than he ever felt when he was alone with Valentine. The school seemed to be a program made for people to figure out the survival of the fittest among young children. Those conditions are not meant for children. But through it all, Ender came out becoming the bigger person. He seemed to live a lot happier and healthier than Peter, who always seemed to be struggling to be on top his whole life. Through teasing Ender from the time he was a kid, as well as Valentine. He died knowing that he had made many mistakes though some good. Overall, the book was really good and I think that the ending was one of the best that I have had in my years of reading.

Blog Chapter 10-12

With Ender being commander I think it is hard for him to start to give orders to others and be the person he really didn't like in the beginning. Even though he tries to be their friend too he now has a leadership roll that he has to fulfill. He also realizes he is acting a lot like Gaff when he picks on Bean. He know Bean is good. But Ender being commander really shows his true leadership skills because when you have respect for your toons they have respect for you. Even though many other Army's are starting to not like him, they all know that he is something else. When Bonzo gets killed by Ender it seems to have promoted him to war. I feel they felt that he was able to kill and not feel any regret towards it even though Ender didn't know he killed either boys. That is what they look for in a leader is the task of taking control of the situation no matter what it in tails. Personally this book disturbers me in how young the kids are and how mean they treat them. The commanders of the school seem to use the kids as game pieces to find the strongest and weakest. It is true xenophobia at its best. The ones that don't live up to their standards end up just staying in one position and not going where they want to go.

Blog #9 Monsters are Due on Maple Street and Muse

In Monsters are due on Maple Street there was a lot of xenophobia. As soon as the word spread that one of the neighbors on the street could be an Alian, they all turned against another. The fact that one could be different from the rest of the crew meant everyone was afraid of everyone. The way they treated each other when they thought everyone was guilty was messed up. People that they had known for years they would turn on in a matter of seconds. But that was the aliens reasoning for coming to maple street. They knew that because of the fear of xenophobia that everyone would turn on each other and that's how they could take over the world. One maple street at a time. If everyone on the street didn't have a fear of something different then there wouldn't be any chaos on the street. The people were so quick to judge that it caused their own demise. We are our own worst enemy when it comes to xenophobia. If you have it you will be more septet to cause your own destruction than for someone who doesn't have xenophobia. You are your own worst enemy when it comes to different things or beings.

Muse: In the story muse it reminded me a lot of the world we live in now. When Leo had Icky on his back he felt like he could do anything. Icky gave him confidence especially with his music. When he wrote songs Icky would help him generate ideas and words that Leo didn't know how to say out loud. As the story went on it seemed as though Icky was more and more of a drug for Leo. He felt empty when Icky wasn't on him and he felt he couldn't be the musician he wanted to be when he wasn't there either. But for Leo's father, Icky was a problem for him. It seemed like his father planned an intervention for Leo to get Icky off. Just because Icky was different and helped Leo out, meant that that was wrong for the society to his father. He could not have the embarrassment from his son to have something like "it" on his back. But for Leo it was a different story. Without Icky in the end he seemed to go a little crazy. Icky was there for his support like no one else could. It was all in his head though. I think he could have easily composed his songs without Icky but he had it in his head that he couldn't do anything without Icky. I think that's why his father tried to help him because he wanted him to get used to being normal and creating things with his own head not Icky's.

Enders Game Blog #2

Throughout these chapters Ender finds himself realizing he is more and more like Peter. Even though Ender is not one to want pain on people he uses killing as a way to get through his adventures in his desk. Though Ender does not want to be like Peter, he realizes that Peter actually helped him. Ender doesn't want to show any tears or weakness and he believes Peter helped him become strong. Peter is also in the picture with Valentine. Their brains together are planning something. Valentine knows that Peter is strong and will do anything to get what he wants so she thinks its a good idea to work with him. Valentine is still in Enders head and I dont think that she is going away soon. Her celebrating Ender's 8th birthday proves she still misses him in ways that they told Ender wouldn't happen. Being away from his family really seems to get to Ender but when he battles that all seems to go away. Ender keeps showing he is a leader because he keeps proving his classmates wrong. They underestimate what he can do and when they see it, they seem to get off his back. I think that Ender shows great intelligence in these chapters. Being able to count doubles throughout his head to unheard of numbers, and figuring out how to get through situations in his game that were supposed to be impossible. The others see how smart he is and I think they will soon realize they want him as a leader. All of the students in the school seem to have xenophobia whenever someone new comes into the picture. They want to be mean and torment them especially Ender because they know he will soon surpass their intelligence. In all I think that in the end Ender getting a letter from his sister will help him in this mind game he is in. Having Valentine as a support system will get him though struggles he will have to come to.

Enders Game Blog Post #1

I really enjoyed the first couple chapters of Ender's Game. The life that they live really interests me about only having two kids and how the third was looked down upon. I thought it was interesting how they had signed Ender away from the time he was conceived. It seemed really unfair to the kids that have to go through this program. I think that the teachers in the book know that Ender is going to be someone that is going to make a big impact on their school. Especially when Ender gets called out for being the smartest and best. Even though the kids think that he knows everything and pick on him, the others will come to understand how Ender works and he really isn't set out to hurt anyone. In these chapters there was a lot of xenophobia. When it came to the school and who was picked xenophobia seemed to be a big impact. They didn't want anyone who couldn't hold their ground. It also seems that the take all the thirds in the family. Also Ender seems so different from his family and they know it. Ender is told that his presence is a disrupting to his family and how they life. I think that could be possible but they will miss him and see how much he has learned when they finally get to see him after all his training.