Bonzo Character Analysis

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1. Q: Why did you treat Bean the way Bonzo and Colonial Graff treated you back when you were only a launchy?

A: When I was new to the school many people treated me differently because they knew I was special. People such as Colonial Graff would push me past my limits and make me a target to others because he knew I could handle it. And when I met Bean for the first time I saw myself in him. If I had to say why I did what I did to Bean it would be because he deserves it. He should be pushed to his limits and be treated differently because he knows he can handle it. If you are more intelligent than the others you deserve to be challenged more and be given a different standard. So one day Bean can excel like me and maybe some day become a great
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All that this game does is cause tension between our own kind. Our enemy is not other humans, it’s the Buggers! For a while I let the game get to my head. I let it control me and take over my life. Once I understood the true meaning of war and who our enemy really is I stopped everything. I wasn’t going to let the elders/leaders take advantage of me by making me feel that the game is important. When people started getting hurt I felt sick that people have gotten so caught up in the game that they forgot to stop for a second and open their eyes to see what really was going on in reality. When it comes down to it, the game doesn't decide who will win the war it is the teamwork and the drive to win that will help us push forward and eventually defeat the …show more content…
When they used her to make me want to love the Earth again and feel that there is something left to fight for I knew they succeeded. Valentine is the person that I know shares my love. She is my angel and my guardian, and I will not let anything happen to her. I will fight until I fall apart to save Valentine. When the Buggers return I want them to know that there is nothing they can do as long as I am still breathing and alive. Valentine will have nothing to worry about, Nothing at all.

6. Q: Do you feel pressure based on the fact that everyone sees you as the key to winning the war?

A: To be honest, I hardly feel pressured by others to win the war. Yes, I am fighting to save the world, but I also am doing this for myself. If I fail, at least I will fall in honor. I will still know deep in my heart that I gave it my all and at the end of the war I will have no regrets no matter what the outcome is. I feel that nobody is pressuring me to do anything actually. I can drop out of the program whenever I want. People can't run my life, I know what my destiny is. After all people think I am the key to winning the war for a reason… right?

7. Q: How do you think Mazer Rackham was able to stop the Buggers during the second

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