Why does Ender watch war videos over and over again? What did he notice? What do you think is the reason for the censoring of the videos?
Ender wants to learn new things from past battles.
Who does Ender study in the propaganda videos in order to learn strategy?
Ender singles out the smallest soldier in practice (Bean) and pick on his actions in front of the rest of the army. Ender studies the propaganda videos from
1
st
invasion
to learn the bugger strategy.
Why does Ender begin to watch the propaganda videos from the first and second invasions?
Ender begins studying videos of the first and second invasion to learn strategy, and it is
from the buggers that he begins learning new modes of attack
. … Ender is cocky and antagonistic, and challenges them to give him a good battle.
What was the purpose of the first invasion in Ender’s Game?
To prevent Earth from ever being attacked again
, the humans sent an invasion fleet to the Formic Homeworld and other Formic colonies to destroy their alien adversaries.
What bad news does Bean bring to Ender?
They are both dead. What bad news does Bean bring to Ender? At the end of the chapter,
Ender learns that he is being sent somewhere new.
Which army is the first to beat Ender?
Ender’s first battle is with
Rabbit Army
, and Dragon Army demolishes their opponent. Ender’s army works unlike any other army. Each of his five toons can work independently and they can even split into ten half-toons of four people, achieving unprecedented independence and flexibility.
What army is Ender made a Commander of at the start of Chapter 10?
They make Ender the commander of
Dragon Army
, an army that has been defunct for several years, and give him an army of mostly untrained Launchies with several veterans. All are younger than Ender’s nine and a half years, and he is forbidden to make any trades.
Why does Ender cry after the fight with Bonzo?
He has injured Bonzo and knows he might be able to walk away, but he does not want to have to fight the battle again. Ender realizes he must make Bonzo fear him enough never to fight him again. …
Ender feels terrible about how he hurt Bonzo
, and begins to cry.
How old is Ender when he is made commander of Dragon Army?
He is
8 years old
. Which main character is ruthless and has a bad temper?
How many battles does Ender’s army fight in seven days?
What did Ender think about Carn Carby and why? Dragon Army fought
seven battles
in seven days.
Why can’t Ender return home to Earth?
Ender cannot return to Earth in the earlier parts of the novel
because he is still training for his mission to defeat the Buggers
. … Ender knows that if he returns to Earth he will become a symbolic figure. Peter will likely use him as figurehead in his schemes.
Why was Graff acquitted of the charges that were held against him?
Graff explains how he was acquitted of charges that were being held against him.
The prosecutors couldn’t prove that they would have won the war without Graff’s unconventional training methods
. The two men talk about the fate of Ender. They both know that Ender cannot return home to Earth.
How old is Ender when he killed the buggers?
At only
six years old
, Ender Wiggin was taken from his family to battle school in an attempt to train him to destroy the buggers. Thousands of miles away from home, Ender had to build up courage and demonstrate that he was stronger than he possibly thought he was.
How does Ender convince Bonzo to fight him alone?
As with the other bullies, Bonzo confronts Ender with a bunch of friends ready to fight too. But Ender convinces Bonzo to fight alone by
using Bonzo’s “advanced case of Spanish honor”
(according to Dink, 8.144).
What does Bean tell Ender about Bonzo?
Bean visits Ender and tells him that
Dragon Army is breaking up
. They’ve all been transferred. He also tells Ender that Bonzo has been sent home to Spain. Graff and Anderson come to tell Ender that he’s going to Command School, even though he’s way too young and no one goes directly to Command School.
What advice does Mick give Ender?
He offers Ender some advice: “
Make friends. Be a leader. Kiss butts if you’ve got to, but if the other guys despise you
– you know what I mean?” (5.74).
