In China, there is currently a one-child policy that has been in place since 1979 regulating the number of children a couple is authorized to have in order to keep the population stable. Similarly, in Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, they possess a two-child policy to regulate poverty. In both cases, there are exceptions for special circumstances. For example, Ender Wiggin is the third child in his family only because they have special authorization. He was recruited by Major Graff to go to Battle School when he was six years old. Ender’s job is to vanquish the buggers, but a few obstacles stand in his way. The book better portrays Ender's Journey through discovering himself than the movie.
In the story of Ender’s Game, there are a few key …show more content…
First, in the film Ender at no time, grows up, but in the story, he begins battle school at six years old and is portrayed in until his teens. Ender aging in the story illustrates him growing as a person and becoming more confident. Second, the story took a great deal of time explaining Valentine as Demosthenes. In the film, there was no mention of Demosthenes. Valentine and Peter were a very small part of the movie because Demosthenes and Locke were not included. Finally, there was no mention of a Rabbit Army in the film, although it was referred to in the story. Although, the Rabbit Army was not a vast principle in the story, it still made it intriguing. The choice not to include these elements in the movie made the movie less gratifying.
The story depicts Ender and his journey through finding himself stronger than the movie. The movie was rushed and they did not include integral parts to bring the movie together. There are key aspects of the book that capture your attention and make you want to read it further. In China, currently the one-child policy is in the process of changing to a two-child