I've been thinking about the charcter Pinual from Ender's Game as of late. I mentioned it to my sister, and she said it sounded like something she remembered from the bible. I'm not a bible scholar by any means, but I found this link, which is strikingly interesting. http://www.bible-history.com/isbe/P/PENIEL/ .
So, Penuel is a location in the bible that has a cliff that looks like a giant. I remember that the giant had deteriorated into the landscape when Ender returned to the fantasy game some months later.
The river Jabbok flows through Penuel. As Jacob was taking his family somewhere, he had a battle with some unknown identity, perhaps an angel, and then was able to cross the river: "The ford of the river Jabbok was the place where there was a conflict between two paths. It was at the confluence between two streams." http://biblestudy2000.tripod.com/Biblestudy2000a/id1.html .
I'm not entirely sure what this all means, metaphorically, but I can't believe that it's a coincidence. I think OSC is using some obscure references from the bible to illustrate his larger point about Ender's personal journey.
I'd much appreciate any thoughts/feedback.
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Ender's Game began as a short story that Orson Scott Card wrote because his repertory theater company was collecting debts and had to be shut down. "Ender's Game" first appeared in Analog, a leading science fiction magazine, in August 1977. Card was given the John W. Campbell Award for Best New…
Ender's Game study guide contains a biography of Orson Scott Card, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
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I would like a definition for Stratego, Hedgemony, Warsaw pact etc.
i just have to say that this is the best science fiction book i have ever read and if you have not read it get your but to your public or school library and check it out. you will totally not regret it!!
be careful though. the say bastard on practicaly every other page
be careful though. the say bastard on practicaly every other page
