BOOK REVIEW Novel : The Shadow Lines AUTHOR : Amitav Ghosh Awards : winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1989). Bibliography : The Shadow Lines(novel)‚ Wikipedia(Internet). Main Characters : Mayadebi‚ Tridib‚ Ila‚ May‚ Narrator‚ Nick‚ grandmother. POLITICAL SCENERIO : The novel is set against the backdrop of historical events: 1.Swadeshi movement 2.Second World War 3.Partition of Country 4.Communal riots of 1963-64 in Dhaka and Calcutta CHARACTERS ANALYSIS : The characters in this
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Bean- Main Character‚ Protaganist: A homeless boy on the streets of Rotterdam that uses his intelligence to keep him alive‚ and eventually earn him a spot on the ranks of Battle School. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin- Another boy recruited to Battle School‚ a lot like bean‚ small‚ and extremely smart. Is Beans mentor and example as he goes through Battle School. Poke: A nine year old girl‚ that also lives on streets of Rotterdam. Takes Bean into her family and gives him a chance. She is one of the main
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Even as an young as six years old Andrew Ender Wiggin using his sense of judgment to constantly overcome physical and emotional challenges. Ender Wiggin is the third child born into a family of brilliant children. He is selected by a military force to save the world from destruction by the Buggers‚ which are aliens. Before Ender was chosen‚ he wears a monitor that allows the head of the military to see everything he does. Ender’s brother Peter and his sister Valentine also wore this monitor‚ but
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commanders‚ and on top of that the school is in outer space. That was the world Ender Wiggin grew up in. I don’t know about you but that doesn’t sound like a normal childhood to me. Let me explain‚ the year is roughly 2100‚ In order to develop an unbreakable defense against an aggressive alien race’s next offensive‚ government agencies make child geniuses and train them as commanders. An ingenious child‚ Andrew “Ender” Wiggin lives with his sadistic older brother Peter‚ and the person he loves more
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Earth in the book‚ Enders Game. Ender is a third child in a world where a maximum amount of children is two. Peter and Valentine‚ Enders brother and sister‚ were intended for battle school but Peter and Valentine was not what the school wanted‚ the hopes they had for Ender was for a balance between Peters and Valentines extremes. Valentine is too kind while Peter is too aggressive. Ender has the perfect blend that the battle school needs. Even though Peter and Ender have power‚ Ender has admiration from
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Andres G. Camacho Bonet Andrea Pecinkas INGL3104 Sec 011 9 March 2015 Character Analysis: Ender’s Game-Andrew “Ender” Wiggins In the book Ender’s Game written by Orson Scott Card‚ Andrew Wiggin is the main character or protagonist. Although his real name is Andrew Wiggin‚ he goes by the nickname “Ender”. He is the protagonist since the main plot is centered on him. In its majority‚ the story is centered in Ender’s development in battle school to become the Commander who will save mankind from the
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Ender who’s real name is Andrew is part of the Wiggin family he has two siblings‚ Valentine and Peter. Ender has a good caring relationship with his sister valentine. He has been picked on at school by bullies like Stilson and his gang. However ender is able to handle his bullies just like he did Stilston. He was able to handle his bullies because he has some of the aggression that his brother peter has. Ender does not want to be like his brother‚ he does not want to be a bully to others. This shows
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year-old Andrew “Ender” Wiggin is a trainee at the school. After an incident with another trainer where Ender fought off and killed a bully his monitor is removed and he believes that he has failed out of the program. His oldest brother‚ Peter and sister Valentine were both trainees but did not make it to Battle School. Valentine was too kind-hearted to fight and Peter was too violent. Peter is four years older than Ender. Colonel Graff‚ the commander of the Battle School‚ offers Ender a position at
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ENDERS GAME Throughout time the human race has built their own method of survival‚ whether they were trained to do it or it came from their natural instinct. In the novel “Enders Game” by American author Orson Scott Card‚ he talks about two different species battling to survive. Explaining that you do not only need the strength to build your army but you also need the intelligence to overcome your opponents‚ using strategies your enemies have never thought of. The “Enders Game”
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As a great leader-to-be‚ Ender Wiggins has to learn how to be a troubleshooter. If by any chance he thinks he could take a “shortcut” or he is helped him by someone else; his trouble shooting skills will not fully develop. We know that people become stronger when they do not depend on anyone‚ when they think no one will be at their rescue. Ender in the future may eventually find himself alone and outnumbered. So‚ he needs to get comfortable
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