This happens on the launch. Before the ship even leaves
the earth, Ender understands that without gravity, what they are using as a floor could
very easily be a wall of the ship in space, or the ceiling. He begins to imagine (from
his seat) that instead of walking down the aisle upright, others are hanging upside
down. Then he imagines that in his seat, HE is upside down. Basically, this ability to
mentally change his perspective, shows that he is able to think outside the box - even
before the problem is fully presented.
You will find as you
read on how he uses this in the battle room. Until he gets there, all of the armies
maintain the same orientation in the battle room that they did in the corridor outside
the room. Ender comes up with a new strategy that becomes key, not only for winning
battles against armies at battle school, but beyond as well.
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