Chapter One

1. (pg1) Strange that the first chapter is called ‘Third’
   
   -  First chapter called 'Third'
   -  Ironic title
   
2. What can you tell about the story through the use of two different fonts?
   
   -   The first that is in bold is duologue, it's in speach marks
   -   There is no narration
   -   In the second font their is narration and lets you have a better idea of whats happening
   
3. What person is the narrative told in?
   
   -   It is told in 3rd person-   It uses 'Ender did this' not 'I did this'
   
4. We learn about a ‘special’ family.
   
   -  We learn that enders family have three children, where having more than two children is frowned upon.
   
   
5. What is the goal of the speakers at the start of the book?
   
   -   The goal of the speakers at the begging of the book is to surround Ender with enemies so that he will be like neither his brother or sister whom possessed personalities so opposite, and they wished for Ender to be in between.
   
6. What are they watching and what do they decide about their subject? What type of irony is used by the audience having more information than the main character?
   
   -  They are watching Ender and they decide that Ender is to be submerged in what ever they believe will effect them in a way that will give him advantages to what he has to accomplish
   
   
7. What is interesting about the surname of the title character? What does it say about his role in the story?
   
   -  His sir name is Wiggin.  Captain Thomas Wiggin is a significant man whom has had this as their last name and could be an almost inspiration for the characters surname. Captain Thomas Wiggin first ventured to New England in 1630 when he sailed with John Winthrop to Boston on the Winthrop Fleet. Thomas Wiggin was also the first governor of the Upper Plantation of New Hampshire which eventually became the Royal Province of New Hampshire in 1741. He has similar leadership characteristics as Ender which could of lead to the naming of Enders character. 
    
   
   
8. What perspective is the narration for the other section of the opening chapter (not the starting bit)?
   
   -   It is a third person perspective. It shows that the narrator can see and hear everything that ender can but from an observers perspective of the scene, the author also show that she knows Enders thoughts 
   
   
9. “Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” (2) What is a possible central theme of the book?
   
   -   Deception and mistrust are being enveloped into the book even at these early stages
   
   
10. What does the title ‘Monitor’ represent to the other boys?
    
    -  So far it seems as if the monitor is a good thing to have possession of, the longer you have it the better, as it causes jealousy. 
    
    
11. (5) What connotations does Ender being a ‘third’ have ?
    
    -  It seems to bring about torment, as if it is a bad thing, although it may cause jealousy also as alot of psychologists have stated that bullying and torment of others can be caused from jealousy 
    
12. What does Ender know about his intelligence in regards to the other boys?
    
    -  Ender seems to know that he is a lot smarter and more advanced then kids his age.
    
    
13. (7) What does Ender do to the bullies?
    
    -  Ender develops a strategy to fight the bullies and brutal attack the one whom is seen as the 'leader' so that he not only wins this fight but all the others to come.
    
    
14. The narrator is sympathetic to Ender: ‘This would not have a happy ending. So Ender decided that he would not be the unhappiest at the end.’
    
15. (8) While Ender seems emotionally stable on the exterior how would you describe his emotional state on the inside?
    
    -  Ender is a mix between his brother and his sister as stated at the begging of the chapter. He is strong on the outside like his brother, but soft and emotional on the inside like his sister.
    
    
16. How has the perspective of the narration changed in this statement: ‘I am just like Peter. Take my monitor away; and I am just like Peter.’ What does this imply about Peter?
    
    -   It implies that peter is someone that Ender doesn't want to be like. He sees Peter as being a bad person, and having this monitor makes him more like the person he strives so hard not to be like.