Entry No. 2
2. Are there any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? What are they, and how do they relate? Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolves or “fixed”?
Many situations that are presented in this novel relate to the current situation in the world. In fact, I believe that almost the whole book is related the current world. The war between the buggers and the humans is somehow unpredictable. Humans live in fear of the buggers’ presence. Always unsure of whether they will attack the humans or not, the humans attack the buggers first. I think this is an identical portrayal of the war in Iraq. After the 9.11, Americans lived in fear of another terrorist assault. Thus, they sent troops of armies to Iraq to fight them off before they come and attack America again. They won, of course, but the result was not as triumphant as it was supposed to be. In the victory over buggers, every single person shouted out their freedom from their fear triumphantly. The victory was, unlike the Iraq war, certainly triumphant in this novel. However, for Ender it was not. He regretted that he had destroyed the home of the buggers. He regretted it even more when he finds out that humans misunderstood the buggers’ intentions. When he later finds the larva of the queen, he goes on a search for a habitat for this larva.
This part of this novel does actually shed light on how situations of this world can be fixed. Ender regretted that he had taken over the buggers by force. For Ender, the victory was not triumphant. Nor was the victory over Iraq triumphant to most Americans… Yet, Ender suggests a perfect victory in this novel. It is to pursue peace. Ender finally feels comfortable after he goes on a search for a new habitat for the queen. He was able to gain perfect victory through pursuing peace. It is not too late. The world should show love and kindness to countries they fought recently. Only then will they achieve a perfect victory.
2. Are there any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? What are they, and how do they relate? Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolves or “fixed”?
Many situations that are presented in this novel relate to the current situation in the world. In fact, I believe that almost the whole book is related the current world. The war between the buggers and the humans is somehow unpredictable. Humans live in fear of the buggers’ presence. Always unsure of whether they will attack the humans or not, the humans attack the buggers first. I think this is an identical portrayal of the war in Iraq. After the 9.11, Americans lived in fear of another terrorist assault. Thus, they sent troops of armies to Iraq to fight them off before they come and attack America again. They won, of course, but the result was not as triumphant as it was supposed to be. In the victory over buggers, every single person shouted out their freedom from their fear triumphantly. The victory was, unlike the Iraq war, certainly triumphant in this novel. However, for Ender it was not. He regretted that he had destroyed the home of the buggers. He regretted it even more when he finds out that humans misunderstood the buggers’ intentions. When he later finds the larva of the queen, he goes on a search for a habitat for this larva.
This part of this novel does actually shed light on how situations of this world can be fixed. Ender regretted that he had taken over the buggers by force. For Ender, the victory was not triumphant. Nor was the victory over Iraq triumphant to most Americans… Yet, Ender suggests a perfect victory in this novel. It is to pursue peace. Ender finally feels comfortable after he goes on a search for a new habitat for the queen. He was able to gain perfect victory through pursuing peace. It is not too late. The world should show love and kindness to countries they fought recently. Only then will they achieve a perfect victory.
1 comments:
Yaechan, I always enjoy reading your writings. As one of the people who wrote about Ender's game, I find this entry quite interesting because your ideas are different from mine. You have related the 9.11 terrorist assault and Iraq as the buggers from enders game(Not directly, but indirectly). Then, do you think the Iraq people are all evil like buggers? I think this is a good question to ponder about. Personally I think this requires a person to see from many perspectives. For some people, the United States could be the villain that is threatning their lives. What do you think? Are the Iraq people evil like the buggers?
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