Technological Advance

Monday 30/5: Technological Advance

1. How is technology a key element in the advancement of the plot? Technology is a key point in the advancement of the plot because it helped the story come along and make sense in that Peter would never have gone to power if not for the nets, Graff wouldn't be able to get Valentine to help Ender if not for the Rocket/Starship that took him back to Earth and Ender might have died against the buggers if it wasn't done by simulation conditions, but realistic effects (he could hit them but he was thousands of Kms away and viewed the battle by camera).
2. List important technological elements of the story.

• Nets
• Monitors
• Simulators
• Starships/Rockets
• Battleships
• Zero Gravity room
• Desks
• Freeze gun
• Games room
• Doctor Device
• Interstellar travel
• Videos

3. Take that list and label whether you think that this technology is good or bad. You can have them in both lists.

Now answer these questions using your examples: I think all these pieces of technology were essential in the storyline's progression. Without the Starships, Spaceships and Rockets, Graff couldn't have gone back to Earth and no new planets could've been discovered or occupied.

1. Do you think that the story presents technological advance as being positive or negative? Positive because the technology is mostly used properly, for training, saving the world, communicating with family and for politics
2. What part do humans play in this advancement of technology? In this advancement of technology, the part humans play is is large because most of the upgrades in space technology, whilst copied from the buggers' designs, are human creations
3. Do they drive the advancement or are the victims? Humans drive the advancement of technology in that it helped save their planet, strengthen and colonize new planets and take control of the galaxy by defeating the buggers.