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What Is The Moral Of Ender's Game

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Many books written all around the world have a story, and behind that story, have a ethical philosophy, which, clearly or unclearly, is placed there to challenge the reader’s beliefs. Some of those books show morals and give the readers a chance to comprehend them, but some try to force the morals of the author through perspective. An example of this phenomenon is found in the book, Ender’s Game, written by Orson Scott Card. Ender’s Game has specific morals hidden throughout it, and even pushes them through the reader’s thoughts. Card writes the story on a basis of morals that he follows, and they are deeply represented in his writings. Throughout the story are signs of innocence used as a cover-up, the adult’s roles and impact on the children, …show more content…

Card himself follows this idea of morals, but they are hidden throughout the book, concealed until found by the reader. Kessel points out that these morals are outright preposterous, and they are not the types needed for a younger audience. “The extreme situation Card has constructed to isolate and abuse Ender guarantees our sympathy,” (Kessel, 3), this quote shows how Card is trying to make the readers follow a specific path, the one he created, without looking for any other ones, especially that of an innocent …show more content…

Ender seems to be the one bullied and helpless, when he is actually the dangerous one, and Kessel pulls at this a lot in his essay. Kessel shows recurring themes in his essay of Ender being the innocent who gets bullied, and is thrown into an environment that stays hostile to him, making readers have empathy for him. Empathy itself is a dangerous tool, as it can shape many people's minds to get rid of clear thought and only see through the perspective of one person, which Card brilliantly plays at. The thought of Ender being innocent makes the readers stop questioning his actions, because in that perspective, Ender is the good guy, no matter what he

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