Symbolism In Ender's Game '

“Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins—thoroughly.”, As stated by Orson Scott Card who is the author of the novel Ender’s Game. Many times killers are looked down upon, but in Ender’s Game, this action is depicted as heroic. Ender’s Game is a story that displays a young boy going on a journey to defeat the enemy called Buggers. They are a different species and no one else can serve as a commander to defeat them besides Ender. He is handed a task to save the lives of mankind by ending the lives of the Buggers. A movie was recently made based off of this thrilling novel. The film and movie compare in many ways containing important scenes that create the drama in the story. However, the novel is often described as a better representation

However, the book is a better representation than the movie in many ways. In the plot, Peter and Valentine play as their alter egos who are Locke and Demosthenes. Locke is a moderate peacemaker played by Peter, and Demosthenes is a violent nationalist played by Valentine. They both write online gaining national attention and soon influencing the world. This detail is not even mentioned in the movie at all missing a huge form of symbolism in the plot. It matters to include this because it shows how smart Ender’s family is since they are only kids performing at high levels. It also misses the fact that Ender is a balance between these two alter egos because he can be a vicious killer, and a humble peacemaker. The book, however; informs the readers of this detail, making the plot more interesting than it is displayed in the movie. Age is a crucial factor in many stories, and in Ender’s Game, it is a huge component for the plot. The book unfolds Ender’s progression through the plot based on a timeline. At age six, he enters Battle School, then six years later he becomes a commander. In the movie, he is the same age throughout, and it depicts an inaccurate timeline representation of the plot. The age context in the novel is important because it shows his progression from young child to young adult. It also reveals how he matures from interactions with different people. By not including the real timeline in the film, the audience will not be able to relate to the hard work that Ender had to go through in six years, instead the audience thinks that this whole plot happened in a matter of months. Not only is the entire timeline of the plot shortened in the film, Ender’s time in Battle School is reduced by a huge margin as well. The novel shows him going through many intense, long battles at Battle School. As time goes on, his battles