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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.||
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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.||Tristan Bettencourt
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|''Ender's Game'' is, in large part, about the conflict between our individual needs and the greater good. What is Card saying about this conflict? (For example, do you think Card is saying it is appropriate for Graff and Anderson to manipulate and deceive Ender to defeat the buggers? Or is he saying that it is wrong?)||
|In ''Ender's Game'', almost the entire novel is set in schools that train children to become military commanders. What is Card saying about the military mindset and leadership (how does the military "make" leaders, and how does it view people, war, politics, etc).||
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|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
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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.)||
