Chapter 1 Qu

1. (pg1) Strange that the first chapter is called ‘Third’
2. What can you tell about the story through the use of two different fonts? The reason that they use two different fonts is so that the reader can tell the difference between the 2 different groups of people.
3. What person is the narrative told in? The narrative is told in 3rd person
4. We learn about a ‘special’ family.
5. What is the goal of the speakers at the start of the book?    So that the Audience has more information than the main character and that make irony
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? The irony is that the audience knows what is going to happen and can see the main character makes foolish mistakes and can see how the observers have twisted his life.
7. What is interesting about the surname of the title character? What does it say about his role in the story?  ???
8. What perspective is the narration for the other section of the opening chapter (not the starting bit)?  it is the thought and doing's of Andrew Wiggin (Ender)
9. “Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” (2) What is a possible central theme of the book? That when people lie it is normal closer to the truth than when they dont lie
10. What does the title ‘Monitor’ represent to the other boys? That he is a Third and that he is being monitered by the government
11. (5) What connotations does Ender being a ‘third’ have? He cant get into school easily and that everything he does will be harder than before.
12. What does Ender know about his intelligence in regards to the other boys? He knows that he is many years ahead of other boys in his year
13. (7) What does Ender do to the bullies? he attacks the ring leader so hard that they wont come back and attack them.
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?   he is sad as his brother is unhappy with him and there is only one person that really loves him.
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?  Ender looks up to him as his role model and hopes that peter wont bully him.