Ender's Game Character
Graphic Organizer
As you read, fill in observations for EACH chapter.
Characters
!nder
*alentine
What &o$ does the factual details do What obstacles &o$ does the ti"e !#plain ho$ this character respond 'nclude a you notice about does the character period affect the &o$ does this obstacle is or is not to each obstacle uotation $ith the the character? face? Physical, characters character interact a hu"an rights and $hat is the page that sho$s (Occupation, ental, and approach to the $ith others? issue% effect of that the obstacle% Attitude, !"otional obstacle? response? Description, etc)
He is very smart Emotional Peter %t is because he He doesn$t %f you try and Since it is the in school but he take full #as destined to kno# #hat to do lose then it isn&t future, things gets abused a lot advantage of defeat the aliens. but he thinks thinks your fault. ut if have changed. by Peter. Peter. him and he is a He is controlled things you don&t try and 'ittle kids have Sometimes he is !third" #hich by the intelligently. He #e lose, then it&s been very reckless, means he$s an government al#ays all your fault." manipulated to and empathic. outcast to the understands the fight. Graff tricks school. He enemy not by Ender into learns to be a hating them defeating the good leader in uggers. the attle school. He advances farther than the other boys
He doesn$t believe in violence and he gets along #ith others.
Enders Sister She protects *his is a humans +alentine % can make you Second Child of Ender a lot from right issue blackmailed blackmailed guys believe (iggins )amily. Peter. She because brothers brothers Peter that she anything. % can She #as too believes in can even kill had a public make you dance empathic and humankind and each other. *hat record of him if around like that$s #hy she$s blackmails blackmails Peter is messed up. he kills her. puppets" -./0. -./0. not in the attle if he kills Ender program. She She
She$s compassionate for her family and protects anyone.
She protects Ender no matter #hat. Anything can happen to Ender since it is in the future
protected Ender a lot from Peter.
Peter
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tilson
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Enders rother. He is very aggressive and mad at Ender receiving the monitor
He bullies Ender %t is human He decides to let %$m a murderer but he still cares rights because Ender live even #hen % for his brother. he told his play. He didn$t get to brother he go to the attle #ould kill him. Program He sho#s psychopathic tendencies,
rilliant and young. 'ike a small Ender. He does cra2y things in performances
Physical His stunts makes Enders army #in
3o this is not a human right issue since he loves doing #hat he does.
(as a mean big Physical he (ell bullying kid. ullies fights Ender but could be a Ender a lot He he got killed human right comes in #ith a big group
6oesn$t really
*o get Graff
ecause attle +iolent and school #as in aggressive the future and Peter got re1ected. He is furious at his brother for managing to enter it
He becomes one (hat makes Every He is very of Ender$s best ean reali2e this performance is friendly to soldiers in his is that Ender more high tech people army sho#s his, is sophisticated ahem, softer side 4 that he$s not 1ust an invulnerable commander, but he$s really a vulnerable kid He fights Ender *his is Ender$s ullying still 1ustification for e5ists in the #recking Stilson future 4 to send a message to all the bullies in school.
3ot really since *hey send Ender!7ou kno# he$s 3ot really 1ust
He is very violent
Gives Endera
-ather
Petra
Colonel Graff
Alai
care for Ender, a#ay from his they are his #ants him to son parents have religion. 3ot very important to story
to attle school never in"
8ne of the girls *eaches Ender 3ot a humans in attle School ho# to shoot. right issue Also Enders Commander
She$s very persistent but she is al#ays afraid of uggers
uncaring parents hard time
*oo many ;ore high tech )riendly centuries of #eapons evolution are #orking against them" 9.:::0
He loves Ender a lot. He is not that strict but he has al ot of authority
*akes a#ay from ernard
3ot a human He #as a right issue since s=uadron leader its 1ust love and fights for Ender
(e first meet Ender as a kid #ho doesn$t have friends. Heck, his first #ish is that his brother #ill simply allo# him to live. *hat$s a pretty poor #ish 4 he can$t even let himself hope that his brother might be his
)uture is very )riendly, different genuine because they$re aliens
friend. All of this drives home the idea that Ender and friends don$t mi5 4 like dogs and chocolate. 8r something.
Historical =uestions to ask yourself #hile you are reading> 1.
(hat is going on during the time period of your book? #ar, drought, e5cess of money, pre1udices, political unrest, etc.0
A #ar bet#een the humans and the uggers 2.
Ho# does that element affect the plot, setting, and characters of your book?
'ittle kids are trained to fight. 6ue to this Ender #as one of those kids #ho are destined to defeat the uggers 3.
(hy did the author use this time period?
Everything is more advanced> aliens, the #eapons, technology etc. A-.!/ you have finished reading, use your graphic organi2er to ans#er these eight =uestions. 1.
(hat is the human rights issue in my novel? 'ittle kids are being controlled to fight
2.
(here does this issue first come up in my novel? %n the first chapter #here Ender$s fate #as discussed
3.
(here in my novel does this issue become most important?
(hen Ender is fighting the uggers
4.
Ho# is this issue resolved in my novel? (hen Ender is listening to the ugger @ueen, learning that they did not #ant #ar
5.
%n my novel, #ho suffers due to the human rights issue?
All of the kids including Ender #ho had to be forced to fight
6.
(hat does the #ording in my =uotations imply?
*he author manages to keep each character one sided
7.
(hen this issue becomes most important, #hat happens? (hen Ender #as arguing #ith Graff that the uggers might be innocent
8.
Ho# is this issue resolved in my novel?
*he #ar stops and peace remains
