Connections Made to Ender's Game
What
is a leader? It is a person who commands or leads an organization, group or
country. There are many different and unique qualities in a leader. Depending
on their qualities, it can either make them a good leader or a bad leader. Three main qualities that make a good leader
are being able to effectively communicate, adaptable and courageous. These qualities
are also presented in the novel “Ender’s Game,” Ender being the leader.
Being able to adapt to new
situations instantly is being very flexible. For being a good leader, this
trait is important because if you always do something routinely and doing
accept new ideas this can have a big impact on people who look up to you,
people who follow/work with you as well as yourself. In the novel Ender’s Game,
readers can certainly see that Ender adapts to new situations almost immediately.
He does not fail to surprise anybody, when he is able to solve problems that
are thrown at him. For example, Ender makes up new and unique way to new
formations; such as making five toons instead of four. Readers also see that Ender
adapts to fighting two armies by heading toward the enemies gate (it’s an
automatic win). Being an adaptive is a very important quality in a leader because
if there was a situation thrown at them they should be able to adapt to new
ideas and methods so that they can be successful and be a good leader.
Being able to communicate
effectively with other is an essential skill for leaders. Leaders must be able
to explain tasks and assignments effectively with their working partner, if
they are not able to do so this could lead to failure or another fatal end. Leader
must not only talk and explain but they also have to listen to the people
around them. By doing this it shows leadership quality because these leaders
take others beliefs and opinions and represent them through their actions and
words. In the novel Ender’s Game, Enders effectively communicates with his launch
members and friends. Not only that, he is a great listen to and gives his
opinions an. For instance, Ender displays this quality while he has a
conversation with Bean. Ender shows this by first listening to what Bean had to
say, and then said what he thought about Beans’ opinion. Being an effectively communicable
leader is another very significant quality in a leader because if there was a
task or an assignment that was hard or unclear, leaders must be able to explain
it so that it can help them be a leader, a good
one.
Being courageous is what most
people look for in a leader. Without courage it shows that leaders are
unconfident and unstable (in their work). Courage is essential because it makes
other qualities possible (no courage – no leader). Courage allows leader to be
initiative, confident in other and have a voice. By having his quality this can
leader have faith in other, step up to the plate, as well as, sharing and receiving
opinions. In the novel Ender’s Game, Ender is able to stand alone when the time
comes because he is very courageous. For example, when Stillson and his gang come
to bully Ender, Ender is able to stand up to him, although it is through the
form of violence. Another example would be when Bonzo and his gang come to hurt
Ender when his is in the shower; Ender is able to fight him back, although it
is also through the form of violence. Being a courageous leader is the most essential
quality in a leader because, if a leader is not courageous then she/he will not
be able to lead which can then put the group or organization in a more vulnerable
position. If courage is not present in a leader then that leader will not be a good leader.
In conclusion, readers were able
to see that Ender was a great leader although he was forced into doing this. He
communicated effectively with others, he was very flexible/adaptable as well as
courageous – this made him successfully in “surviving” battle school.
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A leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.- John C. Maxwell |
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