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Commentary: The author uses very violent
language to describe Ender’s experience at
the office. Words like “stabbed,” “spasm,”
“arched, “and “twisting” sound very
intrusive. Ender’s movements are sharp
and jerking which is how a person in a lot
of pain might move. Many of these words
are also used to describe someone who is
moving suddenly, which would mean his
movements aren’t peaceful. It sounds like
the movements of a person in a nightmare.
Assertion: Ender if a very thoughtful,
intuitive child who is able to realistically
evaluate a relationship.
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CHARACTERIZATION
(diction)
Context: Ender is finally getting his
monitor removed. The quote describes the
pain he endures even though he was told it
wouldn’t hurt.
Quote: “And Peter won’t hate me anymore.
I’ll come home and show him the
monitor’s gone…he’ll forgive me that I
had my monitor a whole year longer than
he had his…Peter was so dangerous...Peter
got so angry. Brother’s though. Not
enemies, not friends – but brothers.”
Assertion: The mood of the first chapter is
nightmarish and painful.
MOOD
(diction/figurative language)
Quote: “…it won’t hurt a bit…” “The
doctor was twisting something at the back
of Ender’s head. Suddenly a pain stabbed
through him like a needle from his neck to
his groin. Ender felt his back spasm and his
body arched violently backward; his head
struck the bed.”______________________
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Context: Ender is finally getting his
monitor removed. The quote describes the
pain he endures even though he was told it
wouldn’t hurt.
Commentary: The nurse’s placating
statement that removing the monitor won’t
hurt was used to keep Ender calm before
the removal. Brusque diction such as
“stabbed,” “spasm,” “struck,” and “arched”
indicate that the experience is piercingly
painful. The physical response from Ender
would be evident to the nurse, who has
doubtless seen this procedure done before.
However, she still chooses to lie to Ender,
who otherwise might have fought the
process if he knew the truth.
Assertion: Children rely on adults to
protect them from painful events.
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THEME
(diction)
Quote: “They would be waiting though, the
bad ones. His monitor wasn’t perched on
his neck, hearing what he heard, seeing
what he saw.” “Lost your birdie, Thirdie.”
Assertion: Adults often lie to children as a
means to control them.
THEME
(diction/ characterization)
Quote: “…it won’t hurt a bit…” “The
doctor was twisting something at the back
of Ender’s head. Suddenly a pain stabbed
through him like a needle from his neck to
his groin. Ender felt his back spasm and his
body arched violently backward; his head
struck the bed.”______________________