Analysis Of Ender's Game By Orson Scott Card

The Enders Game written by Orson Scott Card provides understanding of the characters and their relationships with others through indirect characterization and diction. Orson Scott Card uses literacy devices and specific word choice to let the reader draw conclusions about the characters and the relationships between Peter and Ender, the symbolism of the bugger mask/bugger-astronaut game, and the foreshadowing of Peter and Valentines death.
The author reveals the relationship between Peter and Ender through Peter’s perception of Ender and the astronaut-bugger game. “Ender did not see Peter as […] Alexander the Great […] Peter only to detect anger or boredom, the dangerous moods that almost always led to pain.”(Card) From the passage I can come to the conclusion that Ender has good perception on other people’s behavior and that he feels negatively about Peter. "Let him be the astronaut for once"(Card) Ender always plays the bugger, the weak underdog whilst

In the passage “Better to play war games […] better chance of surviving when the buggers come again.” (Card), the bugger-astronaut game could be getting Peter, Ender, and Valentine ready for the reality of the situation. The author’s use of specific word choice “when the buggers come” instead of “if the buggers come” implies that the buggers will come again. Card also highlights the importance of the bugger-mask. A mask symbolizes false identity or face. The author could be foreshadowing that Ender has an alternate personality or secret motives. Ender might also wear the mask to hide his insecurities, so he takes on the identity of someone else. Taking on the identity of the bugger also gives Ender the bugger’s perspective. “[…] how it feels to be a bugger […] Ender couldn’t see it coming.” (Card) Seeing and feeling things from a bugger’s perspective helps Ender perceive them better, similar to how he perceives