Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Settings of Ender's Game

The book Ender's Game was about the main character going to space. I thought this book was a modern piece of work but then, this book was actually written back in 1985. This shows that the author had a lot of imagination about what it was like in the futuristic world. One was the internet and these desks in the book that can move words around. Orson also created an imaginary space centre like the Battle School. Orson also created laser guns which freezes people. Also, there is this high-tech monitor that is implanted on the protagonist's neck to observe his every move. All these are typical characteristics of science fiction with advanced technology in a futuristic setting.

A story would normally start with the description of a character but instead in Ender's game, it started with a conversation. This shows that Orson Scott Card uses a mystery style to write the story to create suspense. Its language is for young adults and about middle complication and sophistication. The narrator is 3rd person and that there are two types of third person narrators
Omniscient- The narrator knows all the thoughts of the characters
Limited- Narrator knows the thoughts of only one character

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