Blog Post Number 7

At this point, I have read all three of my American Author Novels: Ender's Shadow, Speaker for the Dead, and Shadow Puppets. I decided to put down Shadow of the Giant in exchange for Shadow Puppets, as I feel Shadow Puppets would add a chronology to the story. These were all very entertaining, but also quite deep and interesting, with many options for a good thesis. The books were heavily tied together thematically, but they all covered different aspects of the same theme. From the beginning, (because I read Ender's Game before I started this project) I was considering a thesis involving the power of the mind., because Card's characters are the most intelligent on Earth. So far, my only idea for a thesis that I deem worthy:

Card's style eloquently and realistically depict the human mental process, despite the amount of communication that is lost in the translation between a thought and language. This adds a brilliant depth to all characters into whose minds you get to gaze. This writing speaks to and helps the reader relate to some of the enigmas that come with thought: the difference in thought processes under different emotional conditions, the moral and philosophical aspects, and the logical dilemmas that are also and most commonly faced. This brings to light such problems as the fact that strong emotional impulses such as love are inhibited by over-analysis because of the almost nonexistent amount of logic they require. Card invites readers to not only delve into the minds of his characters, but their own as well.

Well, something like that. There's a lot to cover, so it needs to be long, especialy for a ten page paper. I could work on tightening it up, but I want to keep most of these points in here.