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From: psc@lzwi.UUCP (P.S.CHISHOLM)
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Subject: Re: Pet Peeve with SF Titles (ENDER'S GAME)
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Date: Mon, 20-May-85 17:52:23 EDT
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Summary: The title of ENDER'S GAME is misleading?  Au contraire!

In article <762@mtgzz.UUCP>, leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper) writes:
>                                                       Orsen Scott Card
> titled a recent novel ENDER'S GAME.  That title conjures up interesting
> ideas.  In fact many games can be turned over in the end-game.  Players
> in various games can "shoot-the-moon" as they see some sort of game
> coming to an end.  Particularly since they have nothing to lose.
> Somebody with a good endgame plan can make any sort of game
> interesting.  This is just the principle that might make Card's
> alien invasion story interesting.  It may even be there.  But I just
> read a review of the story that said the story took its name from the
> main character named Ender.  "Oh, sorry if you misunderstood the
> title."  			Mark Leeper 	...ihnp4!mtgzz!leeper

<Prelude:  do any of you remember the Point/Counterpoint takeoff that
Saturday Night Live used to do?  Jane Curtain would present a slightly
liberal, uncontroversial opinion.  Dan Ackroyd would look at her in
disgust and say, "Jane, you ignorant slut," after which would follow
a gross exaggeration of conservative views.>

Mark, you ignorant vid.

I'm sorry if watching all those childish "Sci Fi" movies has rotted your
brain to the point where you can't read anything more complicated than
credits.  Maybe pinning your hopes on such trash, only to have them
dashed against the cruel reality of Grade B Hollywood refuse, has soured
you to the point where you can no longer dream, no longer hope, no
longer do any more than pick nits on peripheral issues.

But what can you expect from someone who thinks FIVE MILLION YEARS TO
EARTH is the greatest SF film ever made?

<Note to everyone:  insert a LARGE smiley face over the above satire.
Note to Mark Leeper:  Gee, just kidding.  Honest.  I'll even get my
article in on time this year.  Note to Evelyn Leeper:  No, no, I didn't
mean it, don't hit me!>

Actually, Mark brings up a good point.  The title of ENDER'S GAME really
is a double entendre, and I didn't even realize it.  Yes, it's about
a game (or several games) played by Ender Wiggen, but it's also about
the final moves in . . . some other game.  One way or another.  Sort
of.  I ain't gonna spoil it for you: read the book.
-- 
       -Paul S. R. Chisholm       The above opinions are my own,
       {pegasus,vax135}!lzwi!psc  not necessarily those of any
       {mtgzz,ihnp4}!lznv!psc     telecommunications company.