Ender's game

An author’s writing style

An authors writing style refers to how a text is written and which influences the impression of the reader on the information itself. Style helps in presenting an author’s information in a way that is appropriate for the audience. Diction refers to choice of words for a particular type of writing with regard to effectiveness, clearness and correctness. Voice refers to distinct style and personality in a piece of creative work such as writing, which assists in making all the words to count and have consistency across the work. Tone refers to the voice of the author with which the reader perceives his or her personality or attitude in the text. Jargon refers to the use of particular words or phrases by an author in a specific situation, especially technical writing where the author intends to convey a message to readers who can understand the terms. Colloquialism refers to the use of informal phrases or words by the author in their writing. Dialect refers to the unique voice given to each major character in writing with many characters. It establishes the speech pattern (Sabrio & Burchfield, 2008).

Orson Cards writing shows sensitivity and transparency in diction, where he adopts sentence pattern and vocabulary that allow few intrudes on the conscious of the reader.  The use of humorous irony provides some kind of comfortable experience to the reader and through this; a narrative illusion is created which plays out in the mind and not drawing much attention to actual words.  Colloquialism and humor allows familiarity with the reader through a profound experience that allows satisfactory enjoyment.  

Culture refers to attitudes or beliefs that is common to a group of people and sets them aside from another group.  In Ender’s Game, he finally realizes that buggers are not his enemies but a different culture with different manner if living which reads to the preservation of the new colony. History refers to past events related to something or somebody. Background refers to various aspects such as psychological, physical or cultural factors which form the basis of an experience. To understand a reading like Ender’s game it is necessary to understand the history and background of the writer like the military background.

Reference

 

Sabrio, D., & Burchfield, M. (2008). Insightful writing. Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifflin.62