Do you think that the story presents technological advance as being positive or negative?
Ender's game presents the technological advancements as being negative because with the advancement of technology so does the responsibility and the possibility increases. Advanced technology is introduced in Ender's game as being the monitor this device is described is representative of the power the government has over the people. Ender had a monitor device on his skull which was able to document and record his actions, emotions and all external stimulus. This shows the role of technology being abused to the point where the government is able to judge a person through their thoughts and emotions and the increase of power caused through technology which enabled the government to control the lives of the people. The motif of abused technology for weaponry and the advancement of the human race through war and destruction this is shown in the use of the Ansible a device that enables faster than light communication that was used to give orders to star ships to ultimately lead to the destruction of the bugger race. This device which had no was alluded to have no device to attack or destroy the buggers which was juxtaposed to the rest of the technology that Ender learnt to use but was ultimately used to for military uses. This is due to the alluded human nature of violence and death this is shown with the constant fights involving Ender who is the protagonist and the reader sees Ender as the model character throughout the book.
What part do humans play in this advancement?
Humans are the bystanders looking on as the advancements of technology take place, humans create the technology and reap the rewards from technology but what the technology is used for may be drastic to other humans. The Ansible was created to be a form of faster than light communication which did not have a direct military uses but it is used to cause a desired effect of killing all the buggers. Humans use and create technology to further their own means. Humans do not control technology but create the start of technology. Humans command the start and reap the rewards of the technology they control the beginning but the people who create the technology control the outcome.
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