The mood for Ender's Game IS VERY pessimistic. Bugger this, bugger that. Training this, shooting that, killing that, and etc. The world of Ender's Game was always drenched in fear, but that was not why the mood was pessimistic. It was Enders feelings.
Ender was always sad. No sad isn't the word for it. Ender was always DEPRESSED. You ask why? He was depressed because of his capabilities and his own intelligence. He knew he had the capability to destroy and kill. Even though many things were extremely hard and didn't seem right, he was intelligent to understand that it was a necessary action. The adults in this book always seem to put Ender in situations that force Ender to behave like Peter, which is being ruthless and without compassion. Ender however is still Ender, and will not lose the compassion which is one of his defining character traits. Ender is also sad of the pressure and seemingly impossible goals that the adults have put on his shoulders. Ender knows that he is being manipulated and although he wants to outsmart the adults by not playing THEIR game, he knows that if he doesn't play their game then the world might be gone. So he is sad knowing that he doesn't have any choice at all because the fate of humanity rests on his genius brain. Even after *SPOILER ALERT SPOILER* Ender achieved his ultimate goal (killing the buggers) he wasn't happy. Because the fact was that Ender really hadn't wanted to kill the buggers because he was starting to have second thoughts about them. Another thing was that Ender had kill the buggers without actually knowing it, and in doing so he felt like he was as evil as Peter. **END OF SPOILER** Throughout the whole book Ender was sad, until finally he found a path in which he could undo his ruthless actions. *SPOILER ALERT SPOILER* It was when he found the bugger queen egg and communicated with it. He realized that this was his chance to revive the bugger race and have a clean conscience. *END OF SPOILER*
When I thought of how Ender was feeling my heart was angry. I was angry at the teachers for doing bad things to Ender on purpose (isolation, not stopping fights, ridiculous challenges). No child should have to go through the things that Ender has gone through. I hope in the future that the government doesn't start training child soldiers.
Ender was always sad. No sad isn't the word for it. Ender was always DEPRESSED. You ask why? He was depressed because of his capabilities and his own intelligence. He knew he had the capability to destroy and kill. Even though many things were extremely hard and didn't seem right, he was intelligent to understand that it was a necessary action. The adults in this book always seem to put Ender in situations that force Ender to behave like Peter, which is being ruthless and without compassion. Ender however is still Ender, and will not lose the compassion which is one of his defining character traits. Ender is also sad of the pressure and seemingly impossible goals that the adults have put on his shoulders. Ender knows that he is being manipulated and although he wants to outsmart the adults by not playing THEIR game, he knows that if he doesn't play their game then the world might be gone. So he is sad knowing that he doesn't have any choice at all because the fate of humanity rests on his genius brain. Even after *SPOILER ALERT SPOILER* Ender achieved his ultimate goal (killing the buggers) he wasn't happy. Because the fact was that Ender really hadn't wanted to kill the buggers because he was starting to have second thoughts about them. Another thing was that Ender had kill the buggers without actually knowing it, and in doing so he felt like he was as evil as Peter. **END OF SPOILER** Throughout the whole book Ender was sad, until finally he found a path in which he could undo his ruthless actions. *SPOILER ALERT SPOILER* It was when he found the bugger queen egg and communicated with it. He realized that this was his chance to revive the bugger race and have a clean conscience. *END OF SPOILER*
When I thought of how Ender was feeling my heart was angry. I was angry at the teachers for doing bad things to Ender on purpose (isolation, not stopping fights, ridiculous challenges). No child should have to go through the things that Ender has gone through. I hope in the future that the government doesn't start training child soldiers.
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