Summary Of Ender's Game By Orson Scott Card

I read Ender’s Game, written by Orson Scott Card. In this novel, the main character is given the task of defeating an alien civilization that threatens the human race. Ender Wiggin is the main character in the book. He is a boy genius selected by the International Fleet to attend an elite school made to train future soldiers and commanders for the war. Ender becomes a mastermind of battle strategies and excels past all the other students at the academy. He is given seemingly impossible tasks by his instructors to prepare himself for the war. Ender is able to overcome the odds again and again to lead his armies to victory. His ultimate goal is to successfully propel the alien attack to save humanity.
This is a fictional novel set sometime in

the future. Most of the events occur on Earth and on a ship in space that is home to the Battle School. One common theme in the book is the idea that a game can be reality. Ender does not know that the games he plays actually have a much greater impact on real events.
I really enjoyed reading Ender’s Game. My initial predictions of the conclusion were similar to the events that took place in the story, but I was very surprised by how the author used the concept of games and reality to reach the conclusion. It was not predictable, which gave the reader much satisfaction. A story that is easily predictable isn’t very pleasing, in my opinion. The choice to write in third person benefited the story because it allowed the reader to watch the progression of events in a more broad tone. If the story was written from Ender’s point of view, then it might lead to unnecessary confusion. The story would be portrayed in way that limits its progression.
Overall this book deserves a five star rating. I was so captivated by the idea of training children to become masterminds of war. Children can be manipulated by adults to build upon their weaknesses. Children also see the world from a different perspective with different emotions which can prove to be very valuable in a time of conflict.