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Chapter 1  Third (IRONY the title is IRONIC!!!!)

• (pg1) Strange that the first chapter is called ‘Third’, it is Ironic!
• What can you tell about the story through the use of two different fonts? 1st part is all Dialog, there is two different perspectives.
• What person is the narrative told in?

3rd

• we learn about a 'special' family
• What is the goal of the speakers at the start of the book?
• 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?
• What is interesting about the surname of the title character? What does it say about his role in the story?
• What perspective is the narration for the other section of the opening chapter (not the starting bit)?
• “Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” (2) What is a possible central theme of the book?
• What does the title ‘Monitor’ represent to the other boys?
• (5) What connotations does Ender being a ‘third’ have ?
• What does Ender know about his intelligence in regards to the other boys?
• (7) What does Ender do to the bullies?
• 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.’
• (8) While Ender seems emotionally stable on the exterior how would you describe his emotional state on the inside?
• 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?