Across
- 2. “the ache was thick in his throat"
- 3. the use of the names Demosthenes and Locke for Valentine and Peter's online personas.
- 5. of view, The narrative focuses heavily on Ender's experiences, thoughts, and feelings, but occasionally allows the reader access to the perspectives of other characters like Graff, Valentine, and even the buggers.
- 6. Ender as the savior, yet isolated and manipulated.
- 8. Ender must understand the Buggers to defeat them, but in doing so, he develops empathy and ultimately mourns their destruction.
- 9. Chapter titles and conversations between adults at the beginning of each chapter provide insights into the adults' plans and reactions to Ender's actions.
- 10. the comparison of Ender's monitor to a "birdie," symbolizing constant surveillance and control.
Down
- 1. “Gravity's giant fingers":
- 4. describe aunchies' stupidity as being "like space". describe Ender's experience of wearing the mask as "like a hand closing around his face".
- 7. exaggerating the size of gravity's grip, describing the ship "dangling upside down" with "giant fingers of gravity" holding it in place,