The Giant would symbolize
the controlling people in his life
, forcing him to make quick decisions, trying to challenge him and have him fail. How does Ender beat the giant? However, instead of choosing between the two drinks, Ender Wiggin killed the giant by having his character burrow into the giant's eye.
What does the giant represent in Ender's Game?
Ender's attack on the Giant is one of the more overt symbols in Ender's Game: as Colonel Hyrum Graff and Major Anderson study Ender's game playing, they recognize that
Ender's victory symbolizes his refusal to play by the rules, his ability to think outside the box, and his disturbing ability to be brutal and violent
…
What is the giant in the Giant's Drink game a symbol of in Ender's Game?
The “Giant's Drink” is a
reference to the symbolic virtual reality game Ender plays on his desk
. The chapter opens with Ender being sent, along with the other new students, to the battleroom—a place with zero gravity where the students play war games.
What is the Giants drink?
The Mind Game
was originally used to analyze the minds of Battle School students. Among the many mini-games it offered its players was the notoriously unfair and unwinnable “Giant's Drink” which served to test the player's perseverance when presented with a futile quest.
What does the game represent in Ender's Game?
Ender learns how to fight in null gravity by playing null-gravity laser tag, and he learns why to fight from the mind game. In the Battle School, the games are “what they lived for” (5.90). As Anderson notes, the game is
the source of identity and status for the students
(8.11).
What does the river of acid symbolize in Ender's Game?
The Acid River represents
how even in something good, there can always be something bad
. it also represents how things can sometimes not be what they seem.
What is the purpose of the Giant's game?
At first, the Giant's game is an
unwinnable game designed to teach the recruits how to think through different scenarios
, even if the endgame is always failure. However, as Ender's Game goes on, it becomes obvious that some outside force is manipulating the game specifically for Ender's benefit.
Why does the giant's drink frustrate Ender?
He did this mostly because he was
so angry at
how unfair the game was, but the novel establishes a paradox by showing that the only way Ender can win is by breaking the rules.
Why can't Ender beat the giant's drinking game?
Ender pokes one the Giant's eyes out. Why can't Ender beat the Giant's drinking game at first?
All the drinks Ender can choose from are deadly.
Why does Ender want to finish the game?
Why does Ender want to finish the game?
He wants to live like the other kids and fit in
. What changes Ender's perception of his first meeting with the Salamander Army? He hears him cry all at one time, sending his army against Ender.
What does Ender find on the Giant's Drink planet?
What does Ender discover on the bugger world? Ender discovers
the giant's corpse and the world he played in back at Battle School
, and that the buggers built it for him, and they may or may not want revenge.
Who is the smallest soldier in Ender's army?
Ender practices with his army and singles out
Bean
, the smallest of the soldiers. He realizes he is acting just like Bonzo/Graff, and decides to change the way he interacts with his soldiers.
Who becomes Ender's first friend?
Because Shen wiggles his butt when he walks, he becomes Ender's first friend at Battle School. That is, Bernard makes fun of Shen and Ender gets back at Bernard – so that makes Shen and Ender BFFs.
Is Ender a hero or villain?
Ender is
hailed as a hero
, but he is stricken with guilt for having unknowingly committed genocide. Valentine informs him that in the wake of the war, he would never be allowed to return to Earth due to her actions to protect him from Peter, who was becoming a major political force on Earth.
What happened Ender Wiggin?
An antagonist for Ender, his demise came from
their final confrontation where Ender defeated Stilson
(to stop all fights, so he could win all fights). Though Ender was glad he won the battle, he would be traumatized for years after when he discovered that he killed Stilson.
Does Ender have royal blood?
What is unique about Ender? All answers are correct.
He has royal blood
. He has a chip in his head.
