Summer Reading Essay

Authors Notes

I would like the reader to get a feeling for what the main characters of the book are like, and understand their unique role in the book. i think that the two characters in the books work well together in the story because they are both very strong people. The easiest thong to write about though, was working the Ender’s Game part in. I enjoyed the book very much, which is likely the reason why. aA problem that i encountered was trying to find a way to end the story, because so much happens in both books. Lastly, i think i would like to try to improve the ending and strengthen it a bit. Feedback/Comments on enough content, ending it, and if it makes sense would be most helpful to me.

Ender Wiggin-Ender’s Game

Katniss Everdeen-Catching Fire

    It was just another day at Battle School for Ender Wiggin, ranked number one in the standings since his first battle as a commander. every day he would get out of bed to find a slip of paper telling him when his first battle of the day was. Lately though, the battles kept seeming more and more unfair and rigged. No matter what they tried on him though, cheating, head starts ect. Ender always seemed to find a way to defeat the enemy even under the most extreme circumstances. So, it was no surprise when he graduated Battle School to go to Commander school. It was something expected, but it was unexpected that he was already in Commander school. Either way, Ender Wiggin was ready for whatever was thrown at him.

    She was shocked, angry, mad, all of them together if it’s possible. It was something that she never thought she would had go through again… Another round of the annual “Hunger Games”. Katniss Everdeen, one of the two victors from the previous year, was in a special round with all of the Victors from prior games in the past years. having to leave again was not one of the things that was on her priorities list. Though, she went on headstrong, mind set on winning for her family.

    This time around, it was different. She boarded a spaceship that was taking her to a place called “Battle School” and from what she remembered, they did not do this last time. it took a couple days until she reached the place, and when she did she met a boy that went by the name of Ender Wiggin. as she was first getting to the school he was leaving, which she thought was quite strange considering how young he looked. She only thought this because on the way, the constructors told them what battle school was/was all about. They told her that they were necessary needs to help keep and protect the world from aliens called “Buggers”. They were needed to fight in a battle that may cost their lives, but since they were the victors from the Hunger Games, have a cleverness unlike a normal person. that is why they were chosen for this.

Each victor was assigned a toon consisting of 6 members used to fight in a battle. They would fight these battles through what it seemed was a computer game commanded by the same person every time. The commander would send instructions, and the toon would carry these instructions in hope of victory from the games battleships. it was odd though. after the battles, there would obviously be people who died in the battle, and so in the next battle there would be a new people(s) in the toon, almost like the game was real.

The games got more intense, day by day. The commander though seemed to be slacking off, which was not usual. finally, a couple days past without a battle because the commander, who she found out to be as the Ender kid she met was so worn down and sick he couldn’t do anything. when he returned, the battles started up as usual again. something else that Katniss noticed was that she kept hearing less and less familiar voices of the victors. soon enough, her voice and Peeta’s were the only that she remembered and the rest were random people. She thought it was quite strange.

“This is your battle Ender, we will be evaluating you as you proceed.” said Graff, the person that brought Ender to Battle School.

“and what if i don’t win?” asked Ender

    “Then you will have let us down completely, and you're not the boy we thought you were” he replied

So Ender went to the “computer machine” and it was already set up ready to go, like they have been waiting for him for hours to get there. He quickly did a mic. check seeing if his only friend Katniss was still there.

    “Katniss, you there?” he asked

    “Sallam, my friend.” she replied

Sallam was something that she said to him when they first started the battles, using it as a code word to let one another know they were still present before/after the battles. They had grown to be good friends over the weeks, and was one of the few people he could actually trust. it had actually meant “peace” though.

The last battle was the most unfair battle he had ever played. There were more than 100 times as many bugger ships than his. He was out numbered no doubt, but managed to find a way to win. everyone started crying and cheering. it turned out, the whole time that he was playing the so called “battles” it was against the real buggers and their ships, and he had just destroyed the last of them forever. As for Katniss, she was the last of the victors, which meant she won the games again and could return to her family. All, in all it was a good day for the both of them.