Essay On Ender's Game
The average eleven year old worries about math homework, their messy room, and maybe about their friends. In most cases, their concerns do not affect the entire world they inhabit. However, Ender Wiggins, the child protagonist of the award-winning novel Ender’s Game, worries over far more pressing issues. For example, Ender worries about the intelligent race whose destruction he facilitated. Ender’s Game is a poignant story about understanding other cultures and the values vs. the dangers of pushing children too far.
Humanity as a whole frequently dislikes not knowing things. If something is foreign or unknown, the base instinct most commonly acted upon is to fear it. Humanity today struggles with understanding other cultures here on Earth, …show more content…
Oftentimes, this potential leads to special treatment or advanced classes, all due to an adult wish to expand upon the preexisting intelligence. This extra attention applies to Ender but in an extreme case. Ender is put into the Battle School at age six and becomes a commander at eleven, all due to an adult desperation to end a war. The adults in Ender’s world push him to reach his full potential, which brings him to a great success, but eventually leads to him falling very ill and also spiraling into what most medical professionals would diagnose as depression. As the current world grows increasingly more competitive, more parents push their children to do more and be more. In some cases, this leads to highly successful children like Ender. When parents choose to set such high standards for their children, it may lead to serious consequences, and Ender’s Game shows these consequences as they truly are.
All in all, Ender’s Game is a moving story about the results from pushing children too far and the importance of learning about other cultures. Ender Wiggin is a remarkable character who projects far more understanding towards others than any eleven year old does, despite the extended pressure put upon him. Hopefully no eleven year old today will ever have to deal with the pressure of leading an army, unless that army is comprised of other eleven year olds campaigning for more
Humanity as a whole frequently dislikes not knowing things. If something is foreign or unknown, the base instinct most commonly acted upon is to fear it. Humanity today struggles with understanding other cultures here on Earth, …show more content…
Oftentimes, this potential leads to special treatment or advanced classes, all due to an adult wish to expand upon the preexisting intelligence. This extra attention applies to Ender but in an extreme case. Ender is put into the Battle School at age six and becomes a commander at eleven, all due to an adult desperation to end a war. The adults in Ender’s world push him to reach his full potential, which brings him to a great success, but eventually leads to him falling very ill and also spiraling into what most medical professionals would diagnose as depression. As the current world grows increasingly more competitive, more parents push their children to do more and be more. In some cases, this leads to highly successful children like Ender. When parents choose to set such high standards for their children, it may lead to serious consequences, and Ender’s Game shows these consequences as they truly are.
All in all, Ender’s Game is a moving story about the results from pushing children too far and the importance of learning about other cultures. Ender Wiggin is a remarkable character who projects far more understanding towards others than any eleven year old does, despite the extended pressure put upon him. Hopefully no eleven year old today will ever have to deal with the pressure of leading an army, unless that army is comprised of other eleven year olds campaigning for more