Ender's game
The book Ender's Game is the story of a family that has more power than they can handle. Ender Wiggin is born a Third in a world where only two children are allowed per family. Ender's older brother and sister, Peter and Valentine, were not what the government needed to save the world, so Ender was born in hopes that he would be somewhere in the middle of their extremes. Peter is too violent, whereas Valentine has too much empathy. Ender is the right combination for the Battle School's needs. Although both Ender and Peter have power, only Ender has respect; both boys are instinctive killers, but Peter relishes the act while Ender regrets the act after he does it; Both boys become heroes, but both will not remain heroes when the historians begin to examine the events.Although Peter and Ender both have power over other people, the means of obtaining the power and the way each boy uses his power is different. Peter obtains power by terrifying people. Everyone knows he is capable of cold-blooded murder, so they do as he says because it is in their own best interest. Also, he has the power of influence on the nets
Even though Ender's game is supposed to be set in the future it raises many questions that have already been brought up many times through out history. What is the value on a person's life and who decides this value? Many times through out history, governments have sent armies into combat with the intention of sacraficing the whole army for the good of the people. Through the Locke Treaty and the Third Invasion, Peter and Ender become heroes to society. Peter saves society from self-destructing, and Ender saves the world from the buggers. The difference, however, is that there was no real threat from the buggers, and when people learn of this in the future, they will not be as understanding. There was definite threat where Peter was concerned. A world war was about to break out. The buggers, however, had realized that they were wrong in attacking Earth, and had decided to keep their distance. They wanted to co-exist in peace. Although no one knew this at the time of the Third Invasion, the truth will still hurt Ender in the future. Also, Ender was tricked into killing the buggers. He didn't know he was commanding the fleets. He though
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Approximate Word count = 779
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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