Enders Game ch. 1

Ender is the main character. There is something different and special about Ender. He has a monitor which is being taken off him. It makes him different.

Chapter 1  Third

1. (pg1) Strange that the first chapter is called ‘Third’
2. It is ironic.
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4. What can you tell about the story through the use of two different fonts?
5. The first part is in bold and is speech, the other part is normal.

1. What person is the narrative told in?
2. 3rd person.

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2. We learn about a ‘special’ family.  The wiggins

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2. What is the goal of the speakers at the start of the book?   The boy
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4. What are they watching and what do they decide about their subject? What type of irony is used by the audience having more information than the main character?   Ender, They decide he is then one. Dramatic irony.
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6. What is interesting about the surname of the title character? What does it say about his role in the story? Ender is an unusual name and it could mean that he is then end to something. 
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8. What perspective is the narration for the other section of the opening chapter (not the starting bit)? 3rd person.
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10. “Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” (2) What is a possible central theme of the book? Lying
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12. What does the title ‘Monitor’ represent to the other boys? Something really bad, someone who has a monitor is an outcast.
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14. (5) What connotations does Ender being a ‘third’ have ? Nobody has 3 children.
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16. What does Ender know about his intelligence in regards to the other boys? He knows he is a lot smarter than the other boys.
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18. (7) What does Ender do to the bullies? He fights them until they will never bully him again.
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20. The narrator is sympathetic to Ender: ‘This would not have a happy ending. So Ender decided that he would not be the unhappiest at the end.’
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22. (8) While Ender seems emotionally stable on the exterior how would you describe his emotional state on the inside? He is very sensitive.
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24. How has the perspective of the narration changed in this statement: ‘I am just like Peter. Take my monitor away; and I am just like Peter.’ What does this imply about Peter?  He is bad, something you don't want to become.