Post A #4

Vocab

1. Indolence: Habitual laziness; sloth. noun (154).
2. Enmeshing: To entangle, involve, or catch in or as if in a mesh. tr v (161).

Figurative Language

1. "They may have the guns, but we hold the keys of heaven and hell" (157). This is an example of symbolism because the bishop does not truly hold these keys, but he has the power to make or take someone's eternity in either heaven or hell.
2. "Wherever he stepped, disorder threatened, and many lovely flowers would die if he took root and sucked the life from their soil" (158). This is an example of a metaphor because Ender is not really going to suck the life from the soil, but he is being compared to a plant growing roots and taking using the good soil that other plants need to survive.
3. "The Speaker might as well live at out house, thought Novinha, because he keeps influencing the family even when he isn't there and now he's prying in my files and I won't have it" (191). This is an example of another metaphor because in reality, Ender is not prying into Novinha's files because you cannot pry into something that only exists digitally.
   

Quote

1. "The current balance in liquid funds appeared on the screen. Olhado had never seen so large a number in his life" (187). This quote is significant not only because it is funny how much money Ender has, but it shows how one's money would be compounded hundreds of times over the thousand years Ender has been alive. So essentially, Ender could buy the Universe, and that is significant...

Theme

1. The theme at this point in the novel is the relationship between Jane and Ender because Ender recently shut her off for a minute and now she refuses to return to him.