Deception In Ender's Game
Imagine the fate of humanity resting on the shoulders of an eleven year old. Orson Scott Card reflects on his religious background as a Mormon, influencing his science fiction novel, Ender’s Game. The idea of the Battle Room formed in the mind of sixteen year old Card. Although not publishes until late, Card emphasizes the intelligence of children throughout the book. In the novel, the deception and manipulation harden Ender’s personality and shape him into the symbolic representation of evil ingrained in the character of Peter.
Andrew “Ender” Wiggin is constantly being influenced by the deception displayed in his teachers. Specifically, Day comments all the teachers alter Ender to become “…convinced that adults should be regarded primarily …show more content…
In particular, Doyle indicates that Ender embodies a specific personality because he “...only exists in Card’s population-controlled world because the government gambled rightly that the third child Ender’s parents produced would embody a balance of Valentine’s and Peter’s best qualities”(Doyle 305). Knowing that he was a “Third”, Ender constantly felt the need to prove himself to his teacher, peers, and himself. He thought the title “Third” was a curse and it defined him, he later realizes that being a “Third” gives him the opportunity to prove that being a “Third” is not a curse, which not many people have. Similarly, incensed by the fabrications the teachers are involved in, Ender lashes out saying, “I didn’t want to kill them all. I didn’t want to kill anybody! I’m not a killer! You didn’t want me, you bastards, you wanted Peter, but you made me do it, you tricked me” (Card 297-298). Finding out that he annihilated an entire species, Ender is trying to prove to himself that there is a difference between killing and being a killer. Ender realizes that not only did he eradicate the buggers he also took the lives of many of his teammates, knowing that he sent them to their doom was too much for him to handle, so he justifies it by pinning it on the adults that tricked him into extirpating countless lives. Ender is constantly changing due to his malleability and
Andrew “Ender” Wiggin is constantly being influenced by the deception displayed in his teachers. Specifically, Day comments all the teachers alter Ender to become “…convinced that adults should be regarded primarily …show more content…
In particular, Doyle indicates that Ender embodies a specific personality because he “...only exists in Card’s population-controlled world because the government gambled rightly that the third child Ender’s parents produced would embody a balance of Valentine’s and Peter’s best qualities”(Doyle 305). Knowing that he was a “Third”, Ender constantly felt the need to prove himself to his teacher, peers, and himself. He thought the title “Third” was a curse and it defined him, he later realizes that being a “Third” gives him the opportunity to prove that being a “Third” is not a curse, which not many people have. Similarly, incensed by the fabrications the teachers are involved in, Ender lashes out saying, “I didn’t want to kill them all. I didn’t want to kill anybody! I’m not a killer! You didn’t want me, you bastards, you wanted Peter, but you made me do it, you tricked me” (Card 297-298). Finding out that he annihilated an entire species, Ender is trying to prove to himself that there is a difference between killing and being a killer. Ender realizes that not only did he eradicate the buggers he also took the lives of many of his teammates, knowing that he sent them to their doom was too much for him to handle, so he justifies it by pinning it on the adults that tricked him into extirpating countless lives. Ender is constantly changing due to his malleability and