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| Ender is the most sympathetic and compassionate character in ''Ender's Game''. Yet he is directly responsible for the deaths of several humans and the destruction of an entire non-human race. Peter is the least sympathetic and most ruthless character, and yet he is responsible for saving millions of human lives. What is Card saying about human nature? ||
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|Illustrate how games play an important role in ''Ender's Game'', and explain what the author is trying to say about games and reality.||Pratik Patel, Nicole Zirngibl, Raymond Murchison
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|The relationship between children and adults is a central theme in ''Ender's Game''. What is Card saying about this relationship? Illustrate your points by referring to Ender's relationship with his parents, Graff and Anderson. You may also refer to any other relationships Ender has with adults that you think has significance.||
|In ''Ender's Game'' friends become enemies and enemies become friends. And sometimes a character is both a friend to, and an enemy of, Ender. What is Card saying about how we define, and identify, friends and enemies?||Tristan Bettencourt, Harman Grewal, Szymon Ahmed
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|Show how both dreams and the virtual reality game Ender plays are used to examine some of the key themes of ''Ender's Game''. (The above questions all deal with key themes in the novel.)||Raymond Murchison
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